Khine Thu Kha, the Arakan Army spokesman, blamed government troops for the civilian casualties. Myanmar army artillery shells hit the village of Bu Ta Lone, killing four people, the Arakan Army spokesman said in a message. There were conflicting accounts of the number of Rohingya injured, which ranged from six to 11, along with several members of the state’s Rakhine ethnic majority. “Five Muslims died as their bodies were found,” a Rohingya villager from the area told Reuters on Sunday, asking not to be named for fear of retribution. In early January, four Rohingya children died in a blast the military and rebels blamed on each other.

Source: New Strait Times March 01, 2020 12:11 UTC