A civilian was killed and two others were injured after an artillery shell fired by military junta forces landed and exploded at a rubber plantation in Kanyinaing Village, Kyaikto Township, Mon State, according to local residents.
On September 22, Artillery Battalion 310, based in Thein Za Yat, fired multiple artillery shells toward residential villages in Kyaikto Township, local sources said.
Three shells landed near Zeepyaung 3 Village, while four others landed and exploded in a rubber plantation near Kanyinaing Village.
A rubber plantation worker in his 30s was killed at the scene after being struck by shrapnel, according to a local resident.
“The artillery shells landed in the rubber plantation, where workers were present. One worker was hit by shrapnel and died. Two other men were also injured,” the resident said.
Two other men were injured in the shelling.
Residents have been fleeing to safer areas as military junta forces continue firing artillery shells into the area, according to local sources.
