Twin Mro siblings killed, mother injured, by artillery shelling in Kyauktaw

Twin Mro ethnic siblings were killed and their mother was injured, when they were hit by an artillery shell-shrapnel fired by the 539th light infantry battalion stationed in Kan Sauk under  Kyauktaw township of Rakhine State.

The twin siblings are identified as Maung Tun Tun and Ma Soe Soe (14 years old) from Kan Thone Sint (Mro) village. The injured mother  Daw Dar Win is over 40 years old.

The artillery shells fired by the 539th battalion exploded in and around Kan Thone Sint (Mro) village at 8 pm on 12 January.

A local resident reported that the artillery shell landed near the house of  twin siblings, who were inside at that time. Both suffered serious injuries due to the artillery shell-shrapnel and died later. The mother somehow escaped with little injuries.

Both the siblings were shifted to Kan Sauk village hospital, but succumbed to injuries there.

At approximately 6 pm on 11 January,  artillery shells fired by the 539th battalion exploded in Pan Be Chaung village resulting in tragic deaths of two residents and injuries to four others.

Same day by  5 pm,  artillery shells launched by the battalion exploded in Ah Pauk Wa village causing a fire that engulfed a monastery and several houses.