It is reported that a 70-year-old nun was set on fire and killed by the SAC Military in Khin-U Township, Sagaing Region.
The news information of Khin U Township is reported that “on the evening of February 13th, 100 strength of the SAC Military troops and Pyusawhti had entered and burned down Leppanhla village in the southern part of Khin-U Township, and a nun was burned to death inside her home”.
A person helping the displaced person in Khin U Township said that the nun was old and could not run away, and because she was a nun, she was left that she was not enough to kill. Yesterday, when the guy who had been in the column had gone back to the city, the villagers entered into the village and found that she had been burned”.
Khin U Township’s News Information reported that the Military had destroyed more than 250 public houses in Lepanhla village, by using firebombs and kerosene lighters.
“Lappanhla is a village with approximately 400 houses. Now, there are only a few houses left. It is attacking all, the rest is lucky. Even if our residents don’t die, they think that the rest is lucky,” he said.
It is known that on February 15th, the column set fire to Chaungsone village. So, the fire has spread to the forest and had to be extinguished until yesterday.
Khin U Township’s News Information reported that the total 250 of the soldiers and civilians have been killed by the SAC Military in Khin U Township.
Since the time the SAC Military seized the power until February 15th, they started burning down more than 4,000 houses in 66 villages, and more than 15,000 people became homeless.
Khin U Township’s News Information reported that the SAC Military column had raided at least 10 villages since February 11th, and after burning 7 villages until February 15th, they returned to Khin U township yesterday.
Khin U Township’s News Information reported that the SAC Military troops had burned down more than 200 houses, thousands of rice baskets and rice mills in Longshae village on February 13th and 14th; more than 200 homes and thousands of rice baskets in Lepanhla village on February 13th; 33 homes in Min Kangyi Village and 1 home in Kuon Taing Village on February 12th ; 2 temporary huts of the people affected by the fire in Thanat Sein Village and 11 homes, including the temporary huts of the people affected by the fire in Sawgyi village.