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TANINTHARYI DIVISION – The junta council soldiers based in Nyaungpin Kwin Village fired heavy weapons at around midnight on New Year’s Eve, damaging the people’s houses, according to the local residents.
The shooting was committed by the junta council light infantry 561, and roofs and furniture were destroyed as the artillery shells fell on two houses in the middle of the village.
“The junta soldiers opened fire with guns at first. The villagers ran away as soon as the gunfire started, they then began the artillery shooting. Since the artillery shells exploded after the villagers fled, there was no human casualties,” said a local woman.
“The sound of the artillery was terrifyingly loud and they shot countless times.” said a local man.
Previously, two civilians and pets were injured due to the junta soldiers’ attacks during the second week of December 2023.