More than 100 people, including many children, are feared dead in Tuesday’s airstrikes by Myanmar’s military. He had attended an event organized by opponents of the military regime. This information was obtained through a member of a pro-democracy group and independent media.
In February 2021, the military overthrew the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Since then, the military has carried out frequent airstrikes to quell protests against his rule.
Over 3,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed by security forces since the coup. An eyewitness told The Associated Press that a fighter jet bombed a crowd of people gathered at 8 a.m. for the opening of a local office of the country’s opposition group outside Pajigi village in Kanabalu township of Sagaing region. The region is about 110 kilometers north of Mandalay, the country’s second largest city.
bombed people
The eyewitness said that after about half an hour, shots were fired from the helicopter. According to independent media reports, 50 people were initially estimated to have been killed, but the number is now around 100. The incident could not be independently verified due to restrictions imposed by the military government.
There is no news of the attack in the official media. The eyewitness said, ‘I was at some distance from the crowd when one of my friends told me on the phone that a fighter plane was flying. Later this aircraft dropped bombs on the crowd. The friend told that on seeing the plane, he jumped into a nearby ditch and hid there.
firing from helicopter
The eyewitness said, “The office of the group was destroyed in the shelling. About 30 people were injured in this incident. During the evacuation of the injured, firing was done on the helicopter. He told that around 150 people had gathered for the inauguration ceremony. Women and 20-30 children are also among those who died. He also said that leaders of anti-government armed groups and other opposition organizations were among those killed. “This heinous act by the terrorist army is yet another example of the indiscriminate use of force against innocent civilians,” the opposition group National Unity Government (NUG) said in a statement. Legitimate government says. The group office being opened on Tuesday was part of its administrative network.