A child was killed and a woman was injured after the military junta shelled an area in Bilin Township, Mon State, according to local residents.
At around 5 p.m. on September 6, the military junta’s Division 44, based in Kyaikto, fired two artillery shells toward Nyaung Thoke Village, according to residents.
A 10-year-old child was killed at the scene when one of the shells landed and exploded. The child’s mother, a woman in her 40s, was also injured by shrapnel, residents said.
“A 10-year-old child was killed when an artillery shell landed. The child’s mother was also injured,” a local resident said.
Residents said there was no fighting in Nyaung Thoke Village when the military junta shelled the area.
In August, a five-year-old KG student was killed and at least 11 others were injured when an artillery shell fired by the military junta landed and exploded in Zee Pyaw Village.
The military junta has continued carrying out airstrikes and artillery attacks on residential villages, resulting in civilian casualties and forcing thousands of local residents to flee to safer areas.
The Karen National Union (KNU) has reported that the military is targeting civilians with both airstrikes and artillery attacks, causing civilian deaths and injuries as well as damage to homes and property.
