Myanmar Now
Yaung Ni
March 11, 2024
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Rohingya people mooring their boats near Thea Chaung village, Sittwe
Township, trying to prepare for Cyclone Mocha in early May 2023 (Photo:
Myanmar Now)
Eight Rohingya civilians were killed and nine injured around 9pm on Saturday by a heavy artillery shell fired by junta forces into the Rakhine State capital of Sittwe, local sources said.
According to one Sittwe resident, the junta’s Police Battalion 12 stationed in Set Yon Su Ward fired at least two shells, one of which detonated on the boundary between Aung Min Ga Lar and Ka Thea Ywar wards near the city’s centre.
“Nine are injured and eight dead, all Muslims. The victims’ genders are still unconfirmed. There are children among them,” the resident told Myanmar Now, citing information from a social welfare group that provided care to the victims.
The injured victims were reportedly brought to Sittwe’s main hospital.
The resident added that the noise from the artillery had been loud enough to make houses shake.
“It was very loud. The houses even shook. . .
“Nine are injured and eight dead, all Muslims. The victims’ genders are still unconfirmed. There are children among them,” the resident told Myanmar Now, citing information from a social welfare group that provided care to the victims.
The injured victims were reportedly brought to Sittwe’s main hospital.
The resident added that the noise from the artillery had been loud enough to make houses shake.
“It was very loud. The houses even shook. . .
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