27 October

THE AA armed group abducted 58 service personnel onboard a boat  in  Yathedaung,  Rakihine  State, yesterday.

The  abductees  includes  14  members  of  the  Tatmataw,  29  police  officers,  two  service  personnel of the Prison Depart-ment, two civil servants and 13 civilians.

The  Shwenadi  Watercraft  carrying 165 civilian passengers and about 50 service personnel left Sittway at 7 am and arrived in Yathesaung at 9.15 am. After leaving the Yathesaung jetty, the boat was forced to the shore by some 30 members of AA group between  Kyauktan  Chaung-wa  and  Pyeintaung  Village  at  10.20 am.

The boat continued to Buth-idaung after the incident.

The Myanmar Police Force are  in  charge  of  the  investiga-tion.

MNA(Translated by Zaw Min)