MALICIOUS media spread fake news that security forces opened fire with heavy weapons, injuring three civilians and damaging several houses in Sagyin Village of Madaya Township in Mandalay Region on 26 January.

In response to the incident, a relevant official explained that security forces are maintaining control of the area and performing security duties under the law to prevent terrorists from hiding and to ensure the safety of the people. Security forces did not fire at villages without any reason. Terrorists are attacking with heavy weapons inside villages to disrupt the stability and peace of the region and to instil fear in villages that have no support for them. These attacks have destroyed homes and the deaths, injuries, and harm to innocent civilians. As such, malicious media spread misinformation on social media to mislead people about security forces.

MNA/TTA

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