Junta’s artillery attack injures mother and daughter in Yebyu
August 9, 2024
HURFOM: On August 2nd, 2024, a mother and daughter from Nyin Htwe village, Yebyu Township, Tenasserim Division were injured by another junta artillery attack.
A regiment consisting of about 20 troops launched small and heavy weapon attacks while they entered the village. One of the artillery shells dropped and exploded on a house and the explosion injured a 50-year-old mother and 20-year-old daughter.
“The regiment came from Maung Mell Shaung village on foot. As soon as they entered the village, they started shooting small weapons. Then, they launched three artillery attacks. The last one dropped and exploded on a house,” said a woman from Nyin Htwe village.
The injured mother and daughter received treatment in the village.
“The mother sustained injury to her arm and needed six stitches. The daughter sustained a minor injury,” said the local woman.
According to local villagers, the military check-point nearby the Yebyu bridge was attacked and the junta responded with multiple indiscriminate artillery attacks. Then, they launched a military operation on Nyin Htwe village.
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