At least 23 dead after airstrike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar

BANGKOK: An airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, separate sources said on Friday (Jul 11).

The overnight aerial attack on the monastery in Lin Ta Lu village, in Sagaing region’s Sagaing township, injured about 30 other people, of whom 10 were in a critical condition, according to a member of a resistance group.

The resistance member - who spoke on condition of anonymity - told The Associated Press that 23 civilians including four children were killed after a jet fighter dropped a bomb around 1am (2.30am, Singapore time) on a building in the village’s monastery where more than 150 people from nearby villages were taking shelter to avoid fighting in the region in recent weeks.