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SAGAING DIVISION – The junta soldiers committed arson attack in Htan Gyi Village, Wetlet Township at about 12:30 p.m. on Thursday (August 24) and a clash broke out between the junta soldiers and the local People’s Defence Force (PDF), according to Mr. Toe Gyi, the leader of local PDF.
“The junta soldiers are attacking the villages by the railway road as they want to control the railway again. We just went to attack them as they were torturing the villagers. The detailed information about the casualties on their side is not yet known. There was no damage on our side. Two Htan Gyi villagers were shot by the junta soldiers when they went back to the village to put out the fire. The number of houses destroyed is still unknown since the junta soldiers are stationed in the village,” said Mr. Toe Gyi.
The junta force that torched and attacked Htan Gyi Village came and penetrated Htan Gyi Village from Badu Village the other day.
It was the second time the junta soldiers penetrated Htan Gyi Village and the local people had been on the run since August 14. Currently, the people from Sayay, Ywar Thit, Kyaukpanan, Kangyikone, Badu, Khatkha, Samon, Kyunootaw and Kyaungphyu villages of Sagaing Township and Htan Gyi and Palthugyi villages of Wetlet Township have been fleeing and having difficulties in ration and medical assistance.