An airstrike in central Myanmar kills up to 22 people at a bombed school, reports say

Air strike on school kills children and teachers in Myanmar

Junta attack on village kills 22 people despite ceasefire to allow war-ravaged country to recover from earthquake

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The attack occurred in that region, which was particularly affected by the devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.7 at the end of March. The military junta denies.

Junta airstrike kills 20 children at Myanmar school - Daily Trust

A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday, killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses told AFP, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the nation recover from a devastating earthquake. The strike hit a school in the village of Oe Htein Kwin – some 100 kilometres (65 miles) northwest of the epicentre of the March 28 quake – at around 10:00am (0330 GMT), locals said. “For now, 22 people in total – 20 children and tw…

Myanmar airstrike kills 22 at school amid ‘humanitarian’ ceasefire

DEPEYIN (Myanmar), May 13 — A Myanmar junta airstrike hit a school Monday killing 22 people, including 20 children, witnesses said, despite a purported humanitarian ceasefire called to help the South-east Asian nation recover from a devastating earthquake. The strike hit a school in the village of Oe Htein Kwin — around 100 kilometres north-west of the epicentre of the March 28 quake — at about 10am (0330 GMT), locals said. UN chief Antonio Gute…

A humanitarian ceasefire is in place following a devastating earthquake.