A member of People’s Defense Force (PDF) in Myaing Township of Magway Region was killed in a mine accident, the Battalion-1 of the Myaing PDF told the Than Lwin Times.
On 31 January, the PDF member died in a mine accident while he was preparing to carry out a close attack on the military council troops which were torching Htanpaukkone village.
“One comrade was killed in a mine accident. Another member was seriously wounded while the rest got minor wounds,” Bo Lat Yar of Battalion-1 of Myaing PDF.
In addition, he warned the public from nearby villages to follow the statements released by the local PDFs as the PDFs plan to step up their attacks.
A military column of more than 80 soldiers torched a school, more than 40 civilian houses and oil wells in Htanpaukone village.
In response, the PDF ambushed the military column, wounding five military council soldiers.
Sent by Than Lwin Times