The powerful landmine abandoned by Myanmar Army killed two children and injured a girl in Arakan

The very powerful landmine abandoned by Myanmar Army in the Tharaoak village in Buthitaung Township in northern Arakan  killed two Muslim children  and injured a girl on May 12, 2020. Six months ago, all villagers from Tharaoak village had already fled their village because of clashes between the Myanmar Army and Arakan Army.

Since then, Myanmar Army stations in the village often and it cut some trees and bushes around the village so that it can clearly see the village from nearby Saidain Bridge where it has military post.

From nearby villages of Tharaoak village, Muslim children used to gather to collect firewood which remained in Tharaoak village after Myanmar soldiers cut trees and left them and the children also used to pluck mango fruits from remaining mango trees in the village.

Unfortunately, a boy, aged 11, and two girls, aged 10 and 8 , respectively, were killed  and injured by landmine left by Myanmar Army in the village. The entire one leg of the boy was blown up and a girl, aged 10, whose head was opened in the blast. Another girl, aged 8, was critically injured.

Villagers believe that Myanmar Army intentionally is planting powerful landmine in the village to kill or wound its enemy by the time they approach  the village.

Irresponsible Myanmar Army nowadays intensifies its killings and arrestings on the civilians of Arakan after declaring ceasefire in all regions except in the lost Arakan to Myanmar.