Myanmar junta airstrike hits mobile medical team treating earthquake victims in Sagaing

Mizzima

Six monks and local residents were injured in Aidaing village, Sagaing Township, when a military junta airstrike struck a monastery where a mobile medical team was treating victims of the recent earthquake.

A witness at the scene reported that the junta’s air force launched the aerial attack on the afternoon of 21 April, directly targeting the temporary clinic set up at Aidaing Monastery.

“The military bombed the medical team while many people were gathered nearby seeking treatment. A total of six monks and civilians were injured at Aidaing Monastery,” a witness said.