One killed and six injured by artillery attack in Pu Law

June 13, 2023

HURFOM: Pu Law and Myeik residents reported that one person was killed and 6 others injured from an junta artillery attack, in Pu Law Township, Myeik District, that occurred at 5 pm June 7.

“A 53-year-old villager named U Pho Chun from Min Htain village, Pu Law Township, was hit and died on the spot by an artillery shell by the junta council. 40-year-old Daw Si Si from the house opposite him received medical treatment for critical injuries, and five other residents have received non-critical injuries.” A 50-year-old eyewitness male villager from Min Htain Village said while meeting with the reporters.

“The artillery mortars fell in the middle of the roadway. The shells started hitting the nearby houses. About 5 artillery shells were fired,” another 30-year-old woman from the incident area said.

At least 5 mortars were fired at Min Htain village and Lakku village. Although the explosions mostly impacted the villages of Lakku, there were no casualties or damage to civilians or homes in Lakku. Some military analysts confirmed the artillery weapons were fired by the 285th Infantry Battalion based in Pu Law town.

On June 1, a woman from Min Htain village was hit by a junta artillery attack. The victims’ mother, who witnessed the incident, died of cardiac arrest. The village has lost 3 victims killed by the junta council’s artillery weapons fired in June, and 5 residents have been injured.

According to the Human Rights Foundation of Monland’s statistics for May, three people, including a 3-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman, were killed in Min Pyin village by artillery shells. In Pu Law Township, junta troops often fire artillery weapons into the village and surrounding area. According to locals, there were many explosive artillery weapons and non-exploding shells that caused damage.

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