A resident
of Kan Htaung Gyi informed Narinjara News that around 10:30 am on March 29,
artillery shells were launched by junta forces positioned at Kyar Hein mountain
in upper Kazu Kaing, Ann Township. "Between
approximately 10:30 am and 1 pm, there was continuous artillery fire. A boy and
a girl from Ywar Thit ward sustained injuries to their legs and hands. At least
six people were injured in total. This has left everyone in the area extremely
concerned,” he said. The
injured individuals are Ma Aye Aye Myint, 13 years old; Ko Thurein Soe, 18
years old; Ko Maung Myo Satt, 23 years old; Daw Ma Aye, 42 years old; U Maung
Aye, 42 years old, all from Ywar Thit ward; and U Maung Chay Oo, 54 years old,
from Taung Pine ward in Kan Htaung Gyi town. Furthermore,
an Ann resident informed Narinjara News that artillery shells were also
launched from navy ships advancing from the Ann River and Myebon's Kyun Thar
Yar. "I
hadn't heard any fighting in Ann Township until 12 pm today. However, there
were artillery shells being fired from Kazu Kaing in Ann and from navy ships in
the river towards Myebon Township," he stated. Last
December, artillery shells launched by the junta forces from the southern area
of Kazu Kaing in Ann Township injured four residents. Additionally, a woman,
who suffered from heart disease, passed away due to fear caused by the shelling. Additionally,
on March 24, a nurse sustained serious injuries when junta forces carried out
airstrikes on Kan Htaung Gyi hospital in Myebon Township, Rakhine State. The
hospital's men's ward, women's ward, and delivery room were all destroyed as a
result of the artillery shells.