Myanmar junta airstrike kills three children in Kawkareik village

Mizzima

An airstrike by the Myanmar junta’s air force killed five civilians, including three children, in Paing Yat village, Kawkareik Township near the border of Karen and Mon States, on the afternoon of 9 June, according to local residents.

The bombing occurred around 2:30 pm and struck a house where children had gathered to study. Three children, estimated to be around seven years old, were killed on the spot, along with two adults. Seven others, including six children, were injured some critically.

“There was no fighting in Paing Yat. It wasn’t a school either; it was just a place where children gathered separately and were being taught to be self-sufficient,” said a spokesperson from the Mon State Liberation Army (MLA). “The teacher also died on the way.”