The “Ayeyawady Garuna” Social Rescue Association-owned white-coloured vehicle, driven by Ko San Naing, accompanied by Ko Aung Phyo Oo, left Yin Sein Hospital of Myitkyina township for Mandalay Public Hospital on 31 January. The vehicle was carrying U De Lay, a patient with Atherosclerosis, who was living in Khat Cho village of Waingmaw township and the nurse, Ma Thin Nu Aye.
On 1 February, the armed PDF terrorists stopped the ambulance at the place between Zeephyugyin and Botaegon villages. As the patient was under a serious situation, the driver Ko San Naing did not stop the vehicle and the terrorists opened fire on it. Due to the shootings of terrorists, the driver Ko San Naing were killed on the spot with gunshot wounds and the ambulance was damaged, breaking front and left/right wind shields and two front wheels.
The nurse managed to transport the dead and injured patients together with the patient U De Lay to Htigyaing public hospital from the scene. Security forces, then, managed to transport the patient U De Lay and the nurse to Mandalay Public Hospital and went to the scene to bring back the ambulance. However, they found the ambulance destroyed in fire due to terrorists’ arson attack at the distance of 300 yards from the scene.
PDF terrorists’ acts such as abduction of innocent civilians; brutal killing of people; bomb attacks and sneaky shootings on fire-engines, philanthropic vehicles, ambulances and social support group-owned vehicles providing the health care assistance to people are unacceptable war crimes in international community. Therefore, people are denouncing the terrorists’ acts and willing the international community to oppose the acts of terrorists who are committing war crimes.
- PDF terrorists opened fire on an ambulance carrying a patient who was transferred to the general hospital, leaving the driver dead and the assistant injured.
- Security forces went to the scene to bring back the ambulance but they found the ambulance destroyed in fire due to terrorists’ arson attack at the roadside in a distance of 300 yards from the scene.