Myanmar Airstrike Kills 14 at Buddhist Monastery During Lent Celebration
A Myanmar military airstrike reportedly killed 14 people at a Buddhist monastery in Sagaing region, where villagers were gathered to celebrate the end of Buddhist Lent. The attack drew international condemnation and highlighted the ongoing conflict in the country.
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Myanmar military airstrike kills 14 at Buddhist monastery: reports
Around 100 people were attending a meditation retreat in central Myanmar when the building was targeted by military planes, witnesses said.
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A Myanmar military air strike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters who witnessed the aftermath said. Myanmar has been consumed by civil war since the military staged a 2021 coup ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Over the past five years, more than 100,000 people are estimated to have been killed across all sides as the military battles an...
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