Naung Min Thu/Narinjara News, 10 May 2024

The junta forces, stationed at  Pan Taw Pyin border guard outpost inMaungdaw township, retreated and they destroyed Pan Taw Pyin bridge using amine attack.

The bridge is situated two miles and one furlong southof Maungdaw town.

The junta soldiers retreated at around 5 am on 9 Mayand destroyed the bridge at around 6 am, said the Muslim residents of Pan TawPyin village.

"After the bridge was destroyed, local residentsof nine villages have found it difficult to  transport their essentialitems,” added a resident.

Pan Taw Pyin village-tract comprises four Muslimdominated villages namely Pa Din, Ma Gyee Chaung, Nyaung Chaung and Nu Lar.

"Destruction of the bridge has createdsignificant troubles for the  Muslim residents. Now the auto rickshaws andmotorcycles can not access the town. So the pregnant women and elderly peoplewith others will face a difficult time," stated the Muslim resident.

On 8 May, the junta forces destroyed several bridges in Maungdaw Township including 100-foot-long & 12-foot-wide three-mile iron bridge on themain road to northern Maungdaw,  150-foot-long & 10-foot-wide La BawZar bridge on the road to Hla Phoe Khaung and 16-foot-long & 12-foot-wideconcrete bridge at  Kan Kya (north) village.