Myanmar Junta Strike Kills at Least 32 on Buddhist Festival of Light

Several children were among at least 32 people killed and over 50 injured on Monday night when junta paragliders bombed a peaceful candlelight vigil in Sagaing Region’s Chaung-U Township.

The march marked the Full Moon Day of the ongoing festival of light or Thadingyut, an important religious day on the Buddhist calendar.

The paragliders dropped two bombs on the anti-regime candlelight vigil that had just started in Bon To village 10 km from Chaung-U Town around 7 p.m., a local told The Irrawaddy.