- Web Master
- May 04, 2024
The junta forces on 22 April opened fire on a
passenger car at Tada Oo checkpoint in Shwe Hlay village on Thandwe-Taungup
highway of Rakhine State resulting in death of the driver and
injuries to a woman and a fish seller.
The deceased driver is identified as Ko Soe Thu. The
injured woman was an employee of the electric power corporation.
"The car was shot because it didn't stop at the
checkpoint. Now the cars are not allowed to pass through checkpoints. The said
driver died on the spot," said a villager.
The woman was inside the car and the fish seller was
driving an auto rickshaw on the road side. Both sustained serious injuries
because of gunshots.
The auto carried ice buckets full of fishes and it was
hit by a bullet. Both the injured individuals were taken to Taungup hospital.
On the same day, intense clashes erupted between the
junta forces and Arakan Army (AA) fighters in several villages including old
Daw Mya, Pa Yit, Yae Kauk, and Sue Poke Kone. All these villages are
located within one mile from the Tha Htay hydropower project in Thandwe
township.
During the clashes, the junta soldiers suffered a
number of casualties. They also conducted airstrikes, whereas naval vessels
were used for firing artillery shells towards Daw Mya village.
The junta forces have already closed all checkpoints
along the route from Thandwe to Taungup localities since 4 pm on 22 April.