Myanmar resistance says regime airstrike kills 17 school children

Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) said an airstrike by regime forces had killed at least 17 students and injured 20 others at a school in an resistance-controlled area on Monday, despite a ceasefire extension from May 6-31.

The school, which is operated by the NUG, is in the central Myanmar town of Depayin in the Sagaing Region, about 160 km (100 miles) north of Mandalay and not far from the epicentre of the March 28 earthquake.

“According to the information we have so far, 17 students have been killed and 20 injured,” said NUG spokesperson Nay Phone Latt. “Some may have been missing due to bomb damage, so the death toll could be higher,” he added.