At Least 23 Dead After Airstrike on Buddhist Monastery in Myanmar
SAGAING AND MANDALAY REGIONS, MYANMAR, JUL 10 – Airstrikes by Myanmar's military junta targeted anti-junta strongholds, killing at least 28 displaced civilians in a monastery, with dozens more injured in ongoing conflict, local sources said.
- At least 23 people, including four children, have died after an airstrike on a monastery in Sagaing region, according to witnesses.
- Hlaing Bwa, from the Sagaing District People's Administration, stated that the monastery was reportedly targeted by Myanmar's State Administration Council.
- The monastery was sheltering around 200 displaced individuals due to nearby fighting between the army and pro-democracy forces, as Hlaing Bwa explained.
- Residents report ongoing rescue efforts for the many injured, with Phoe Kaine stating, 'We are evacuating patients in need of immediate medical attention.
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