Locals protest strongly against KIA attack on Myitkyina Airport
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Htet Nadi(NP News)-Mar1
Locals in Myitkyina, Kachin State, held a protest on the morning of February 27 to strongly protest the KIA attack on Myitkyina Airport.
On February 20, a Myanmar National Airlines (MNA) passenger plane was preparing to depart from Myitkyina Airport to Mandalay when it was attacked by KIA and PDF groups using FPV suicide drones.
In the incident, the aircraft sustained minor damage after being struck by bomb fragments on the nose section, the mid-fuselage, and the tail.
Therefore, on February 27, around 30 residents held a protest holding signs that read, “We oppose the targeting of civilian targets,” “We strongly condemn the attack on Myitkyina Airport by FVP suicide drones without prioritizing the lives of the people,” and “We do not want terrorist attacks on civilian targets.”
“They attacked the airport. No resident likes this kind of terrorist action. That’s why we are protesting. We are protesting in front of the airport,” a local told the Statesman Journal.
In the past few days, the following organizations have issued statements condemning the Myitkyina airport attack: the Young Men's Buddhist Association (YMBA) (Central), the Interfaith Friendship and Solidarity Group (Central), the Myanmar Evangelical Christian Alliance, the Methodist Church of the Union of Myanmar (Lower Myanmar), the Faith Evangelical Church (Bago), the Free Church (Rangoon), the All Myanmar Hindu Central Council, the All Myanmar Tamil Hindu Foundation (Central), the Thanantana Dhammapalaka (Hindu) Association, the All-Myanmar Islamic Religious Organization, the Peinhnekone Rakhine Jama Mosque, and the Buthidaung Maungdaw Regional Development Association.
Similarly, the Myanmar Art and Sculpture Association (Central), Myanmar Theatrical Association (Central), Myanmar Comedians Association, Myanmar Shia Muslim Religious Association (Central), Myanmar Press Council, Myanmar Sports Media Federation, Myanmar Cinema Association, Myanmar Writers Association, and Myanmar Music Association (Central) have also issued statements of strong opposition and condemnation to the Myitkyina airport attack.
In addition, the Unity and Development Party (Kachin State), Shan &Shan State Nationalities Literature and Cultural Association, three Islamic religious organizations and mosques in Myitkyina, Burmese Ethnic Literature and Traditional Culture Association, Jingpo Traditional Culture Federation, Lachik Literature and Culture Central Committee, Myanmar Lisu Literature and Culture Central Committee, Myanmar Rawang Literature and Culture Association, Lhaovo Literature and Culture Association, and Chin Literature and Culture Association also strongly protested and condemned the incident.