In an outrageous and brutal act, which may invite repercussions, three teenaged Chinese girls were gang-raped and killed on October 27 by Burmese Army troops in Northern Shan State, Burma, said sources close to the victims.


The Chinese citizens were about 18 years old and they were raped and killed in their village Nam She Pa in Muse district, said sources close to them.

Soldiers from Infantry Battalion No. 290 under the Lashio-based Northeastern Regional Command committed the heinous crime, added the sources.

On October 25, the same government troops entered Kawng Hka village located between Nam Tau and Mongpaw and slaughtered domestic animals of villagers without even asking for permission, villagers said.

Besides, the troops also looted all the belongings from a family after they failed to provide the chicken demanded by soldiers.  The family was taking care of their three-day old infant when government troops barged in and demanded chicken, said sources close to the family.