Two Innocent Civilians Shot Dead by So-called PDF Terrorists in Myothit Township of Magway Region

Two Innocent Civilians Shot Dead by So-called PDF Terrorists in Myothit Township of Magway Region

     In some townships across States and Regions, terrorists motivated by a radical ideology that views “anyone with differing views is an enemy” are conducting violent assaults and assassinations. Their targets are innocent civilians who do not support their terrorist acts. Using firearms and knives, these terrorists are committing brutal assassinations after accusing them of “spies, informants or decoys”. This strategy is intended to instill fear among peaceable civilians and create a pervasive sense of dread within these communities.

     Since they are committing such terrorist acts, on 16 March 2025 at 9:40 PM, a report stated that a man and a woman were shot dead in Ma Gyi Kone Gyi Village in Myothit Township of Magway Region. When security personnel promptly arrived at the scene for further investigation, it was discovered that U Mya Thein (aka) U Ba Htoo (64 years old) and his wife, Daw Myint Myint Sein (67 years old), both residents of the village, were at their house when two so-called PDF terrorists arriving by a motorcycle and opened fire on them, accusing them of being a “decoy couple”. As a result, the couple died on the spot, it is reported.

     Security personnel are persistently taking necessary measures to identify and apprehend the terrorists responsible for the killings and the assassinations of innocent civilians in the aforementioned case, it is reported.