August 31, 2017
More than 150
members of the terrorist group Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) attacked
security forces yesterday afternoon near Indin Village, Rakhine State, leaving
one terrorist dead, according to government sources.
Four of the
terrorists were arrested, including one 13-year-old boy. Security forces
arrested two more men found near a local police outpost in Maungtaw on suspicion of their involvement in
the attacks, the government said. Yesterday’s attack comes after more than 100
ARSA extremist terrorists ambushed security forces on Wednesday morning.
In yesterday’s
fighting, four terrorists were arrested: Khawbi Ramud, 35; Arnu Saubi, 13;
Sweyauk Dusaung, 54; and Eiliyas, 24. They were sent to a local police station
for interrogation.
As the violence
continued, more than 500 members of Hindu families in Maungtaw who were blocked
in by ARSA were evacuated by security forces yesterday. Police carried out
security operations to save about 300 people from 70 families in Latha Village
and transported them to shelters.
Meanwhile, about
200 Hindu people from Ngayantchaung Village in Buthidaung Township were also
evacuated to safe shelters.
Hindu families
have recently been forced to flee their villages out of fear of the ongoing
terrorist attacks. Most are being sheltered at a primary school in Maungtaw.
On their way to
Maungtaw, six were shot dead by ARSA extremist terrorists on 26th August, it
was previously reported.
Amid ongoing
attacks in northern Maungtaw, the government announced yesterday that an
investigation will be launched into international non-governmental organizations’
aid found at the hideouts of ARSA extremist terrorists.
Myanmar News
Agency
Ref; The Global
New Light of Myanmar
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