Two political prisoners killed as junta opens fire during Magway prison confrontation

Mizzima

While the police battalion opposite Magway Central Prison was under attack, a tense confrontation also erupted inside the prison between guards and inmates, during which junta soldiers opened fire, killing two political prisoners, local sources reported.

On 13 April, the eve of Thingyan, known as a-kyo day, the allied resistance fighters launched an attack on Police Battalion No.25, located opposite Magway Prison on the Magway-Yenangyaung Road, using heavy weapons and rockets. One of the rockets struck the central guard tower of Magway Prison, according to a source.

While shootings were taking place outside the prison, tensions also escalated inside Magway Prison, where shooting broke out between prison staff and inmates, according to reports.