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- November 18, 2023
The victim has been identified as U Maung Win Thein’s
father from Strand road area.
The junta forces were firing from its base on Kyin
Taung pagoda hill at 8:30 pm even though there was no battle
going on against the Arakan Army (AA).
"An elderly person died on the spot. We are
saddened by the incident. The common people are being deliberately killed by
the soldiers," said a local resident.
The soldiers moved inside the city between 8:30 and
9:30 pm and later opened fire. The soldiers belonging to LIB (541) and LIB
(380) battalions also shelled heavy weapons.
They started firing
with small arms from 8 pm. The residents could hear the sound of gunshots from
the Ramaung bridge area.
Many houses at Alay Pai and U Soe Tint wards of
Min Bya town were hit by shells.
"I cannot sleep well in the night hours. Some villagers
were killed and others are facing severe disturbances," said a local
woman.
Rakhine politicians and social activists have
criticized the military council
for relentlessly committing war-crimes
by shelling over civilians.