Airstrike on wedding kills over 20 in Magway Region; Calls for Thailand to issue arrest warrants for BGF leaders

Airstrike on wedding kills over 20 in Magway Region

Myaing Township residents told DVB that over 20 people were killed by an airstrike carried out by the Burma Air Force on a wedding ceremony in Sonkon village of Myaing Township on Tuesday. Myaing is located 130 miles (209 km) north of the regional capital Magway. 

“We are still documenting the exact number of casualties. The military’s aircraft are still flying [overhead],” a People’s Defense Force (PDF) spokesperson told DVB. The PDF, which was hosting a wedding ceremony for one of its members, urged all residents not to gather in groups and to follow air defense measures.