Balanced News: Junta troops kill 9-year-old boy fleeing Sagaing region village

A nine-year-old boy was shot dead by junta troops as he tried to escape a village in Sagaing region with his family, locals told RFA. Troops raided Wea Daunt in Mawlaik township Thursday after reports a People’s Defense Force (PDF) militia had occupied the village. The army arbitrarily opened fire with heavy artillery and live rounds, and the child was shot dead,” the local said.