SAGAING DIVISION – In Salingyi Township, 52-year-old Mr. Moe Oo was killed when the terrorist army fired heavy weapons between the villages of Kato Kone and Palaung, according to an official of the strike committee of Chindwin Riverside Villages.
At around 8:30 a.m. on April 20, the victim, who lives in Palaung Village, died after getting hit in the head and neck due to heavy weapons fired by the junta army on the east side of Monywa City towards the area between Kato Kone Village and Palaung Village. It is known that Mr. Moe Oo was a farmer and left behind seven family members.
“At around 8:30 a.m., when the victim came out to tend the cows, the military dogs (junta forces) fired heavy weapon shells that fell between Kato Kone and Palaung Villages and killed 52-year-old Mr. Moe Oo,” said a resident.
The strike committee of Chindwin Riverside Villages said that a similar heavy weapon shelling targeting the village of Kato Kone in Salingyi Township on April 16 resulted in the death of a resident.