NAYPYITAW, 25 August 2021, (TON): According to local sources “one 21-year-old man was killed and four others were arrested during a police raid on a home in the village of Hintha in Magwe Region’s Yesagyo Township.”

An eyewitness said “the police who carried out the raid came to the village in an ambulance afternoon.”

Nine civilians were present in the house that was targeted in the assault, four men, two women, and three children, including one teenager. 

According to the eyewitness “one of the men, Chit Ye Yint, was shot in the forearm and died on the way to the hospital. The three other men and one teenaged boy were taken into junta custody.”

Paing Soe Oo is the owner of the house and is believed to have participated in anti-coup activities and protests, according to villagers, although the reason for the raid was not confirmed.

A second villager said “the ambulance came in first and a pick-up truck was behind it. The guys were minding their own business and were unarmed.”

They surrounded the house and opened fire. One of the guys was startled by the gunfire and tried to flee through a window. The police shot him.