via the Irrawaddy, 19 July 2024: In response to military shelling in Loikaw, Myanmar, the Karenni State Interim Executive Council moved the museum’s ancient bronze drums and artifacts to safe locations, preventing potential theft. Initial reports of looting were false, as confirmed by the council.
Reports that 10 ancient bronze drums and other vital artifacts were looted from the heritage museum in the Karenni (Kayah) State capital of Loikaw are false, the Karenni State Interim Executive Council said on Wednesday.
The museum’s antiquities and other artifacts were moved to safer places after homes, public buildings and religious sites were damaged or destroyed by junta shelling and air strikes, the council said in a statement, adding that the possibility of theft was also a factor in the decision to move the items.
Source: As Myanmar’s Military Bombed Loikaw, Museum’s Antiquities ‘Were Moved to Safety’
