Junta soldiers killed an innocent civilian when they indiscriminately fired their weapons in Sagaing Region’s Kalay Town on 9 January.

The incident happened when People’s Defence Force (PDF) Kalay attacked a junta fortified bunker at the corner of Wesley Hospital Road, in Kalay Town’s Tahan Ward at around 11:00 a.m.

When they came under attack the junta soldiers fired around the area indiscriminately and a civilian in a nearby house was hit and killed by a bullet.

The victim’s family members have not yet released the victim’s identity, but PDF Kalay extended its deepest condolences to them.

A spokesperson for PDF Kalay said that the attack was to warn the junta to stop going from door-to-door to record household registrations for the upcoming junta run elections.

On 10 January PDF Kalay issued a statement telling people to stay away from junta army bases, junta vehicles and the routes they regularly travel along as there could be attacks carried out against the junta in the near future.