NAYPYITAW, 05 October 2021, (TON): Junta troops shot and killed a six-year-old girl and four other people during a raid on a village in Sagaing Region last week, locals told media.

Around 100 soldiers arrived at Pyin Htaung village, Khin-U Township at 4am on Friday and began shooting. Myo Thandar Hlaing lived in the village with her aunt and was shot trying to escape the raid.

Locals said “her father was a soldier serving under the junta and was stationed in Kanbalu, though they did not know his rank.”

They added that her mother lives in military housing.”

They said “the girl was buried on Saturday and her father did not attend the funeral.”

Locals said “thirty-year-old Tun Si was also shot dead in the village, while Aung Tun Oo, 38, Ma Pu, 35, and Than Htike, 30, were shot dead in nearby paddy fields. A sixth person who suffered from health problems died of shock during the attack.”

Around 400 people live in Pyin Htaung. When the raid began most fled in panic as soldiers fired their guns, said one of the villagers.

“They started firing shots randomly as soon as they entered the village,” he said. “Those who ran into the soldiers ended up getting shot.”