Three Muslims fatally shot dead by ARSA rebels in Buthidaung

Three local Muslims including two young people were fatally shot dead by some terrorists belonging to Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) at Tat Ma Chaung (Muslim) village under Buthidaung township of Rakhine State.

At around 8 pm on 8 January,  five masked ARSA  members came to  Tat Ma Chaung (Muslim) village and started gun firing, said the residents.

"They ARSA entered the village during the night hours.  Three villagers lost their lives on the spot and three others sustained injuries," said an unidentified individual.

The victims have been identified as Amir Kane (30 years old), Amir Nouh Lone (18) and Mahmoud Jubai (15).

Moreover,  100 houses group elder Abu Kar Laung (52), Nouha Kane (23) and Salamar Khan (40) were injured and they were shifted to Buthidaung hospital.

Earlier on 31 December,  Tat Ma Chaung villagers detained  ARSA membmer  Mawlawi Uli along with an unidentified person and both were handed over to the 353rd light infantry battalion under the 15th military operations command (MOC-15).

Some residents suspect that the  ARSA got dissatisfied with the villagers' actions and hence they retaliated by shootings at Tat Ma Chaung village.