NAYPYITAW, 24 December 2021, (TON): According to one of the groups involved “a military logistics train came under attack from two local People’s Defence Force (PDF) groups in Magway Region’s Pakokku Township.”

An information officer for the Pakkoku PDF told media that the train was heading towards the town of Kyun Chaung from Pakokku when it was hit by four explosives between the villages of Nantawyat and Htanpinkaing.

The information officer said “the train’s engine and several cars at the front were badly damaged by the blasts, and at least five of the eight military personnel aboard were injured.”

He added “the attack was carried out in collaboration with the Myit Chay and Kyun Chaung Defence Force (MC-KCDF), another resistance group operating in the area.”

According to an inside news source “all eight soldiers were admitted to the hospital and three of them had to have their legs amputated. However, we still have not confirmed this.”

He added that the destroyed train was later towed by another train towards Pakokku. He said he could not confirm if the train was carrying weapons and ammunition.