TNLA attack kills two civilians

January 12, 2017

Strayed heavy weapon shell claimed lives of two civilians, injuring eight residents in Hochaung Village in Namhsam in northeastern Shan State.

Security forces conducting operations near Namhsam in northeastern Shan State came under the heavy weapon attack of the TNLA yesterday afternoon.

The TNLA fired heavy weapons at an outpost of the security forces at a hill about 5,000 metres west of the town but four strayed shells landed in Hochaung Village about 3,000 metre away from the outpost, killing two residents and injuring eight villagers including three women. The injured were rushed to Lashio Township Hospital by columns of the Tatmadaw, which is conducting area clearance operations in the area.

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar