Disabled person injured by artillery explosion in Bilin
October 5, 2023
HURFOM: On October 1, 2023, the military junta launched an artillery attack on Lay K village, Bilin Township, Mon State and injured a disabled person, reported the Thaton District Karen National Union (KNU).
In the morning of October 1, the Karen National Liberation Army and the People’s Defense Force attacked a military unit based in Lay K village and in response, the military launched four artillery attacks on the village.
The artillery shells fell and exploded at the village monastery and nearby rubber plantation and injured a 28-year-old disabled person who slept in the monastery.
“The military threatened they would launch an artillery attack on the village if the KNU attacked them. They were attacked on that day and then launched an artillery attack on the village. Saw Pu Tu was injured. He has a disabled leg. It’s not life-threatening,” said a Lay K resident.
According to local sources, some residents fled from the village while others are staying in the village and hiding in bomb shelters.
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