Four Forest Personnel and One Civilian Abducted Along with Vehicle by So-Called PDF Terrorist Group at Mount Popa National Geopark, Kyaukpadaung Township of Mandalay Region

Four Forest Personnel and One Civilian Abducted Along with Vehicle by So-Called PDF Terrorist Group at Mount Popa National Geopark, Kyaukpadaung Township of Mandalay Region

    In several townships across various regions and states, armed extremist terrorists are carrying out violent acts, including attacks on government buildings, assaults on innocent villages and robberies.
    Since they are conducting such terrorist acts, on 5 July 2025 at 2:00 PM, three so-called PDF terrorists using a light truck and a motorcycle arrived at Yae Su forest camp in Mount Popa National Geopark near Shaw Taw Village in Kyaukpadaung Township of Mandalay Region. They forcibly abducted the following individuals who were at the camp: U Tin Ohn Kyaw (57 years old), Assistant Director of the Forest Department; U Kyaw Naing Oo (39 years old), a Junior Officer in Charge of Forest Conservation; U Ye Lin Htet (26 years old), a Forest Ranger; U Lwin Oo (51 years old), a Grade-4 Truck Driver and U Wai Lin Tun. The terrorists forcibly took U Tin Oo Kyaw’s Mitsubishi vehicle (License Plate No. MDY-5/4H-XXXX) to transport them, it is reported.
    Regarding the above incident, security personnel continue necessary operations in accordance with standard procedures to identify, apprehend and take action against the terrorists involved, it is reported.