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- May 18, 2024
Naung Min Thu/Narinjara News, 10 May 2024
The junta forces, stationed at Pan Taw Pyin border guard outpost in
Maungdaw township, retreated and they destroyed Pan Taw Pyin bridge using a
mine attack.
The bridge is situated two miles and one furlong south
of Maungdaw town.
The junta soldiers retreated at around 5 am on 9 May
and destroyed the bridge at around 6 am, said the Muslim residents of Pan Taw
Pyin village.
"After the bridge was destroyed, local residents
of nine villages have found it difficult to transport their essential
items,” added a resident.
Pan Taw Pyin village-tract comprises four Muslim
dominated villages namely Pa Din, Ma Gyee Chaung, Nyaung Chaung and Nu Lar.
"Destruction of the bridge has created
significant troubles for the Muslim residents. Now the auto rickshaws and
motorcycles can not access the town. So the pregnant women and elderly people
with 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 the
main road to northern Maungdaw, 150-foot-long & 10-foot-wide La Baw
Zar bridge on the road to Hla Phoe Khaung and 16-foot-long & 12-foot-wide
concrete bridge at Kan Kya (north) village.