Junta Airstrikes on Rathedaung Kill Two Civilians and Injure 12

The Myanmar military junta carried out airstrikes on residential wards and villages in Rathedaung Township, Arakan State, in the early hours of October 3, killing two civilians and injuring 12 others, according to local media based in Arakan.

Between approximately 1:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., Y-12 aircraft reportedly dropped a total of nine bombs: six on Rathedaung town, one on Pya Chaung Gyi Village, and two on Pyin Khaung Village.

The two people killed in the airstrikes were 15-year-old Grade 9 student Moe Moe Nwe from Taung Yin Tan Ward and 70-year-old U Aung Kyaw Tha from Pya Chaung Gyi Village.

Among those injured were 13-year-old Myo Myat Khine and 32-year-old Myo Wai Lin, along with other civilians living in Rathedaung town.

Similarly, at around 1:35 a.m., the junta carried out another airstrike on Ngu Maung Village in Rathedaung Township, dropping four bombs from a Y-12 aircraft.

The attack injured 24-year-old Khin Mu Ya Swe, 45-year-old Phyu Thi, and 45-year-old Thein Hla, and damaged a residential house.

The 12 civilians injured in the airstrikes are currently receiving medical treatment, according to local sources.

Meanwhile, at around 12:50 a.m. on October 2, the junta also bombed Ko Pein Car Workshop in Aung Phyu Pyin Village, Ponnagyun Township, injuring two people and causing residential buildings to catch fire and sustain damage.

According to local media reports, civilian casualties from airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar military junta in Arakan State have continued to rise amid repeated attacks on civilian areas.

Ref: Media based in Arakan