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Myanmar junta bombs villages in Bago after attack on military column, killing a civilian

Writer: Saw Kyaw OoSaw Kyaw Oo

Following an attack on its convoy along the Pyay-Paukkhaung road in Bago Region, Myanmar’s military dropped bombs using paramotors on villages near Paukkhaung Township, killing a female resident and injuring two others, according to local sources.


Pyay Underground News (PUGN), which provides local military news reported that on the night of 19 February, three paramotors dropped bombs on Ahine Sauk, Natalin, and Thit Yong Pyan villages at around 10 pm. The attack killed a woman in her 50s, severed her son’s arm, and wounded a 10-year-old boy.


“The Military Council bombed Ahine Sauk and the surrounding villages. A friend of mine was killed in Ahine Sauk. Her son and another person were also injured,” a resident of Paukkhaung said.


The following morning, on 20 February, junta forces continued shelling Ahine Sauk village with heavy artillery, according to locals.

 
 
 

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