Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
- 18 hours agoDan SalesMyaung Union ArmyThe monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe OFourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said.
- All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also injured, the rescue worker told BBC Burmese, adding that the site was struck twice.
- The attack happened at around 09:00 local time (02:30 GMT) in Myaung township in the central Sagaing region, some 70km (47 miles) west of Mandalay, the news agency AFP reported.
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- 18 hours agoDan SalesMyaung Union ArmyThe monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe OFourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said.
- All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also injured, the rescue worker told BBC Burmese, adding that the site was struck twice.
- The attack happened at around 09:00 local time (02:30 GMT) in Myaung township in the central Sagaing region, some 70km (47 miles) west of Mandalay, the news agency AFP reported.
Sources: BBC News