Reports: Myanmar soldiers kill and burn bodies of 19 villagers, including 4 children

Reports: Myanmar Soldiers Kill 19 Villagers, Including 4 Children

Soldiers from Myanmar's military government raided a village in the country's central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday. The killings  Wednesday in Nyaung Pin Thar village in Bago region’s Htantabin township may have been in retaliation for an attack by resistance forces opposed to army rule. Radio Free Asia, a U.S.-funded news service, quoted a member of t…

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4 children among 19 civilians killed, set on fire by Burmese soldiers

Soldiers from Myanmar's military government raided a village in the country's central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday. The killings on Wednesday in Nyaung Pin Thar village in Bago region’s Htantabin township may have been in retaliation for an attack by resistance forces opposed to army rule. Radio Free Asia, a U.S.- funded news service, quoted a member o…

Reports: Myanmar soldiers kill and burn bodies of 19 villagers, including 4 children

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Independent media and a villager say soldiers from Myanmar’s miliary government have killed 19 residents of a village near where soldiers were attacked by resistance forces opposed to army rule. They say the bodies of the victims, including four children, were then burned. Reports of the killings, along with what were said to be photos and videos of the remains of the victims, surfaced on Friday as a…

Reports: Myanmar soldiers kill and burn bodies of 19 villagers, including 4 children

Soldiers from Myanmar's military government raided a village in the country's central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday.

Reports: Myanmar soldiers kill and burn bodies of 19 villagers, including 4 children

Soldiers from Myanmar’s military government raided a village in the country’s central region, killing 19 villagers including four children and burning their bodies, independent media and a resident said Friday.