A/HRC/39/CRP.2 witnessed her mother’s murder: “I was inside our house to get my baby, but just at that moment a soldier took out a big knife and cut my mother’s throat. I saw her body fall to the ground.”1996 897. In some instances, ethnic Rakhine appeared to have a specific role of killing Rohingya villagers who had been shot and injured.1997 They mostly used the same kind of swords or large knives .1998 One woman from Maung Ghi Taung (known in Rohingya as Shab Bazar) in Buthidaung Township recalled seeing six people, who had been shot and injured, having their throats slit by ethnic Rakhine using knives. 1999 898. In some villages, people identified as ethnic Rakhine, who in some instances wore uniforms, were carrying firearms, shooting and killing Rohingya. 2000 At times, they used homemade guns with a single-load function, known locally as “thela” or “jaitani”, 2001 while in other cases they used military-grade weapons.2002 Military-grade guns were also seen being distributed to ethnic Rakhine by the Tatmadaw, in some cases immediately in advance of the “clearance operation” itself.2003 899. Other Rohingya were summarily executed while trying to help family members and neighbours, including those being subjected to sexual violence. One woman from Kun Thee Pin, northern Maungdaw, described the following incident: I was inside my house, together with my mother-in-law, my three children, my husband and some other relatives. It was early in the morning when soldiers approached our village and were shooting their weapons. Bullets hit the trees in our yard. I could see that some houses were burning. Then they came straight into our house. They were touching my body and pulling my hair. They pulled off my scarf and tried to undo my dress and to lie on top of me on the ground. My husband tried to stop them and protect me. They shot him straight in the face and then used a big knife and slit his throat. He was 35 years old.2004 900. Rohingya fleeing the “clearance operations” also faced violent attacks at border crossing points, resulting in loss of life and serious injuries. Soldiers opened fire on groups of Rohingya at or close to border crossing points, including large numbers gathered on the shores of the Bay of Bengal or Naf River, while waiting to cross into Bangladesh. 2005 A man from Nga Yant Chaung village tract, Buthidaung Township, described arriving at the Naf River in mid-September 2017 and being fired upon by soldiers. Some of the people ran; others, like him, lay on the ground. He said that 25 people were killed, including three of his relatives.2006 901. Soldiers also shot at boats carrying Rohingya to Bangladesh, resulting in further casualties.2007 One witness explained how the boat she was in was shot at by soldiers as it 1996 1997 1998 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 208 EI-029. EI-030, LI-073, LI-027, LI-065, WI-016, WI-024, YI-014; See this chapter, section D.1.a: Most serious incidents. CI-001, CI-029, CI-114, CI-124, EI-030, EI-049, EI-057, EI-066, EI-073 EI-102, LI-003, LI-027, LI039, LI-062, LI-063, LI-065, LI-071, LI-073, LI-081, LI-104, LI-118, LI-129, QI-004, QI-011, QI-029, QI-066, WI-004, WI-005, WI-016, WI-024, WI-027, WI-036, WI-037, WI-038, WI-041, WI-042, WI044, WI-048, XI-003, YI-004, YI-014, YI-027. CI-001, CI-029, CI-114, CI-124, EI-030, EI-049, LI-003, LI-027, LI-039, LI-062, LI-063, LI-065, LI071, LI-073, LI-081, LI-104, LI-118, LI-129, QI-004, QI-011, QI-029, QI-066, WI-016, WI-048, YI014, YI-027. EI-030. CI-120, EI 003, EI 004, EI-005, LI-052, QI-052, WI-005, WI-027, YI-006, YI-031. CI-124, LI-062, LI-065, LI-069, WI-048. CI-120, LI-052, LI-054, LI-120, YI-031. LI-052, LI-103, YI-031. LI-032 CI-050, EI-065, LI-030, LI-070, LI-076, LI-077, LI-127, LI-131, QI-069, QI-109, WI-007, XI-006. QI-109. BI-017, EI-034, EI-065, LI-107, LI-127, QI-026, QI-099, QI-109, WI-007, XI-001.