Myanmar Military burns alive 30 including Women and Children
Burmese army carried out a series of mass killings in July, killing at least 40 civilians. The bodies were left to pieces in the deserted countryside. Soon afterwards, on Christmas Eve, there was another massacre. More than 30 women and children were arsonized and killed by the Burmese army. According to Reuters, a massacre occurred in Kayah in eastern Myanmar on the 25th. The local Karen Human Rights Group pointed out that the burnt corpses of the victims killed by the Myanmar military were found near Mo So in the town of Hpruso, including the elderly, women and children. The number is more than 30 people.
Nearby villagers said that late at night on the 24th, they noticed fires in the distance outside the village and bursts of gunfire. When they went to check the next morning, a large number of charred corpses were found in a vehicle burned into scrap iron. Some of the corpses had their hands tied behind their backs. , Burned alive.
Official Myanmar media pointed out that the Myanmar military confirmed that armed terrorists in seven vehicles accelerated through the checkpoint when the military stopped the investigation and were shot and killed. Karenni Human Rights Group said they found charred bodies of internally displaced persons killed by the Myanmar military, including elderly, women and children, near Mo So village in Hpruso township on Saturday.
The Karenni Defence Force was one of the largest militias opposed to the military government that launched the coup on February 1. He said the dead were not their members, but civilians seeking refuge in the conflict.
“We were shocked to see all the bodies of varying sizes, including children, women and the elderly,” a group commander who asked not to be named told Reuters. A villager who asked not to be named for security reasons said that he knew about the fire on Friday night, but was unable to go to the scene because of the ongoing shooting.