A man who, according to the villagers, was wounded in a shelling arrives at Sittwe General Hospital in Rakhine State, Myanmar April 13, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer
(Reuters) - Eight people were killed by shelling in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Monday, two local officials and a resident said, but the army said it had no information about such an incident and rejected accusations by villagers and insurgents that its forces were involved.
Reuters was unable to independently confirm deaths in the village of Kyauk Seik in Ponnagyun township. A government spokesman did not respond to phone calls seeking comment.
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