Myanmar Airstrike Toll Hits 50 as Families Gather Dead
Aid workers said the death toll reached 50 and 58 people were injured after the military bombed a riverside market and bridge, with more bodies missing in fires.
- On Monday, a Myanmar military airstrike bombed a riverside commercial hub in Kyauktaw, Rakhine, killing 50 people and injuring 58.
- The market and adjacent bridge had become a hive of trading activity since civil war broke out in Myanmar following the 2021 military coup, with The Arakan Army controlling most of Rakhine.
- Victims included "innocent passersby, market vendors, shoppers and cargo loaders," a statement said, while aid worker Wai Hun Aung warned the final fatality figure may rise because some bodies were lost in fires.
- Conflict monitor ACLED reports more than 100,000 people have been killed in Myanmar since the 2021 putsch, while UN data indicates nearly half-a-million people are living displaced in Rakhine.
- Rights groups accuse the air wing of targeting civilians at schools and monasteries, potentially constituting war crimes, though the Myanmar military uses fighter jets manufactured by Russia and China and has not been reached for comment.
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Death toll from Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine state rises to 50
Sept 29 - The death toll from a Myanmar military airstrike in Rakhine state, which lies on the border with Bangladesh, rose to 50 after rescuers found more bodies on Tuesday, according to a rebel group that controls the area and a local aid worker. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Burmese military jet targets bridge, market in Kyauktaw township of Rakhine on Monday
At least 50 people were killed when Myanmar government forces raided a market in an area controlled by the rebels. According to reports such as AFP (AFP) on the 29th (local time), the Myanmar minority rebel Arakan Army (AA) issued a statement and carried out an air strike using fighter jets on a bridge adjacent to the market in Kyauk Tau Town, Rakhine State at noon the day before
Rakhine is one of the most competitive regions in Myanmar. An attack on a central market further exacerbates the already tense situation.
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AlKhaleej TodayMyanmar market airstrike death toll hits 50, aid workers say
KYAUKTAW, Sept 29 — The death toll from a military airstrike in west Myanmar rose to 50 on Tuesday, two local aid workers at the scene said, the day after it struck a busy...
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