In order to cause casualties of peaceable people and administrative authorities who are working for restoring rule of law, extreme terrorists receiving financial assistance are carrying out destructive activities against public roads, streets, railways and departmental offices with homemade bombs and mines.
Since they are conducting such terrorist acts, on 16 August at 02:30 PM, two males and a female with injuries from mine shrapnel arrived at the Shwebo Township Public Hospital in Sagaing Region, security personnel went to the hospital to inspect. Up inspection, U Win Myint, 60 years old and his wife Daw Than Than Htay, 55 years old who both live in Taganan Village of Shwebo Township, as well as Mg Myat Soe Kyaw, 14 years old who lives in No. (6) Ward of Shwebo Township, were found with injuries from mine shrapnel on their chests, shoulders and hands. The incident was verified that U Win Myint and Daw Than Than Htay were returning on a motorcycle from Shwebo Town to Taganan Village at 09:00 AM. Upon reaching the outshirt of Taganan Village, a homemade mine planted by so-called PDF terrorists exploded. Similarly, Mg Myat Soe Kyaw was herding cows in a field near Thirimingalar Village at 01:45 PM, when a homemade mine planted by so-called PDF terrorists exploded. As a result, they all sustained the injuries mentioned above, it is reported.
It has been reported that the security Personnel are investigating the perpetrators of the acts of terrorism from the above incident in order to be able to take effective action in accordance with laws.
