![]() ![]() He did not give a reason for the soldiers’ assault. He said the captives had their hands tied behind them and were set on fire. He added that the captured men were not members of the locally organized People’s Defense Force, which sometimes engages the army in combat. “They arrested 11 innocent villagers,” said the witness, who described himself as a farmer and an activist and asked to remain anonymous for his own safety, Tuesday, seizing anyone who did not manage to flee. The witness who spoke to the AP said about 50 troops marched into Done Taw village at about 11 a.m. The takeover was initially met with nonviolent street protests, but after police and soldiers used lethal force against demonstrators, violence escalated as opponents of military rule took up arms in self defense. If confirmed, they would be the latest atrocity in an increasingly bitter struggle following the military’s seizure of power in February and ouster of the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The government has not commented on the allegations. ![]()
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