Junta attacks on a Sagaing region township leave 4 dead and destroy 500 houses
October 17, 2022
Junta raids on villages in Sagaing region’s Chaung-U township have left four people dead. Nearly 500 homes were torched in the attacks, according to locals. On Saturday morning, around 100 junta troops fired heavy artillery before entering Ngar Lone Tin village. An eyewitness said that nearly 300 houses were burned down and charred bodies were later discovered. “One body that we can identify was found in Nga Lone Tin village and two bodies that cannot be identified are still under investigation. Civilian or not, those two bodies were burnt and mutilated,” a local told RFA on condition of anonymity for