Other pictures showed four men who were said to be police with their hands behind their backs, blindfolded with surgical masks.
The town is around 100km (60 miles) east of the capital Naypyidaw and lies near territory held by some of the ethnic armed groups that have fought for greater autonomy for decades.
PDF member Thet Wai told Agence France-Presse: “I thought today is a day of conquest. But I am also worried because we have seen airstrikes and tanks today. They have much better weapons than us.”
State television made no mention of the clash, and Reuters was unable to reach a junta spokesman for comment on the fighting.
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