Myanmar junta airstrike kills one, injures three in Mandalay Region

Mizzima

An airstrike by the Myanmar junta on Kyi Tauk Pauk village in Singu Township, Mandalay Region, killed one woman and injured three others, according to local residents.

The attack occurred at 5:31 am on 9 June, when a jet fighter from Tada-U Airbase dropped a 250-pound bomb on the hospital compound in the village. Women present in the compound were among the casualties. One victim required a hand amputation, and two others sustained thigh injuries. A building was completely destroyed in the blast, according to local media outlet Pyithu Bek Taw Thar.

Just a day earlier, at 2:26 pm on 8 June, another airstrike by a jet fighter from Meiktila targeted the hospital area in Let Pan Hla village, also in Singu Township. The strike hit the Tae Chaung area of Pin Lal Gyi Ward, though no casualties were reported.