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Tatmadaw soldier kills himself in Kyauk Phyu
A Tatmadaw soldier shot and killed himself around 9pm on July 27 in Kyauk Phyu township of Arakan State, according to the township police force office.
28 Jul 2019
Khaing Min (Kyauk Phyu) | DMG
July 28, Kyauk Phyu
A Tatmadaw soldier shot and killed himself around 9pm on July 27 in Kyauk Phyu township of Arakan State, according to the township police force office.
Soldier Win Aung worked under Kha Ma Ya (Light Infantry Battalion) 542 in Kyauk Phyu.
While he was on guard duty, he shot himself with his own gun, and the bullet went through the right side of his neck and killed him on the spot.
“It happened last night. We opened a case,” said an official from Kyauk Phyu’s Myo Ma police station, adding that they were investigating the incident and assigned case no 22/19.