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- May 07, 2024
Due to intentional artillery shelling by the junta's navy warship on the
Korean port market in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, 12 innocent Rakhine
people were killed, said the United League of Arakan/ Arakan Army (ULA/AA).
In a statement issued on 29 February, it also added that 31
civilians were critically injured and 50 others were moderately wounded in the
incident.
Despite there is no fighting going on in Sittwe, the junta
soldiers deliberately launched the artillery shelling in a crowded market,
which is condemnable, asserted the AA Statement.
It made the junta responsible for the act of war
crimes and they must be made accountable for the action, said the ULA/AA,
adding that the incident will be investigated and the guilty be punished.
The AA also warned that those responsible for the death of seven
innocent people in Mrauk-U locality will also be made accountable.
The AA calls upon the international community and also the neighbouring
countries to denounce the junta for its serious war crimes.
With the ruthless junta continuing to target civilians
in various towns, villages, houses, marketplaces, schools, clinics and
hospitals, the ULA/AA urges the Rakhine people to remain vigilant over the
developments.