Security Measures: Assorted Arms and Ammunitions Seized

Security forces are stepping up efforts for security and rule of law in Yinmabin Township of Sagaing Region as terrorists incited violence, killing innocent civilians and civil servants, mining public places, forcibly extorting bribes from local people and tourists in some villages.

According to information that the terrorists were hiding in ChinPon Village, and the terrorists fled to the northeast and west. Bodies of the terrorist left in the incident, and assorted arms and ammunitions have been seized.

Terrorists have targeted religious and non-military places, and attacks on educational buildings and residential areas, committing a war crime under the Geneva Conventions and international law. Action will be taken under the Anti-Terrorism Law, Penal Code and other applicable laws. Security forces will continue to work with the public to fight the terrorist acts.