Border News Agency
Pauktaw, October 2

Several homes were damaged after the Myanmar military carried out an airstrike on Tan Bak Hlan Village in Pauktaw Township, an area controlled by the Arakan Army (AA), at around 6:30 a.m. on October 2.

The bomb landed and exploded between the homes of U Shwe Thein and U Htun Thein in Tan Bak Hlan Village, damaging several houses.

In another incident, two people were injured when the Myanmar military carried out an airstrike on Aung Phyu Pyin Village in Pauktaw Township at around midnight on October 1.

The airstrike took place at around 12:51 a.m. A bomb hit and exploded at a car repair workshop between the road and railway tracks near Aung Phyu Pyin Railway Station, injuring two people.
The injured were 32-year-old Maung Kyaw Moe Lwin and 42-year-old Daw Khin May Soe, both displaced people staying in Aung Phyu Pyin Village.

Maung Kyaw Moe Lwin suffered injuries to both lower legs below the knees, while Daw Khin May Soe was injured by bomb shrapnel in her right forearm.

The attack also damaged several vehicles, including a SURF, a Crown, a Hijet, and a Daba truck, as well as two houses belonging to U Hla Moe.

In addition, at around 9:00 p.m. on September 30, two Myanmar military fighter jets carried out an airstrike on a settlement where displaced people were staying near Kyauk Seik Village in Pauktaw Township.

As a result, four-year-old Maung Nay Kyaw Lin and 26-year-old Ma Khin Khin Than, both displaced from Pauktaw town, were injured.

Maung Nay Kyaw Lin suffered cuts from broken glass to his left leg, while Ma Khin Khin Than also sustained injuries.

Earlier, on the morning of September 30, the Myanmar military also fired artillery shells at Tan Bak Hlan Village in Pauktaw Township, with shells landing and exploding inside the village.