Coverage dated October 9, 2023 to October 10, 2023
Myanmar's military accused of bombing a displacement camp, killing about 30
Headline from NBC 6 South Florida
After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, and large parts of the country are now embroiled in conflict.
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Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens wounded in a military strike on a camp for displaced people in northern Myanmar, a spokesman for an ethnic rebel group that controls the area told AFP on Tuesday.
Myanmar's military has been accused of launching an airstrike on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin that killed about 30 people, including about a dozen children, Kachin militants and activists and local media said Tuesday.
Burma’s military has been accused of launching an airstrike on the Mung Lai Hkyet displacement camp in Kachin, killing nearly 30 people including 11 children.
The attack in Myanmar's Kachin state is one of the deadliest attacks targeting civilians since 2021's military takeover. It has claimed the lives of at least 29 people, including women and children.
After peaceful demonstrations were put down with lethal force, many opponents of military rule took up arms, and large parts of the country are now embroiled in conflict.
About a dozen children were among the dead in the attack on a camp for displaced persons in the northern state of Kachin, Kachin militants and activists and local media said.
