Security forces on Wednesday stormed a town in north-western Myanmar where some residents had used homemade hunting rifles to resist the military’s February seizure of power, killing at least seven civilians and injuring many others, local news reports said. 

The online news site Khonumthung Burmese said the attack on Kalay began before dawn. Videos on the site included what appeared to be sounds of rifle fire, high-caliber weapons and grenade explosions. Posts on social media said rocket-propelled grenades were used in the attack, but provided no evidence. The news site said that in addition to the seven fatalities, many people were wounded and arrested in the town, also known as Kalemyo. Over half the town’s population are members of the Chin ethnic minority.