Schoolgirl among five civilians killed in junta airstrikes north of Mandalay

Junta bombing raids killed a 10-year-old girl and four other civilians on Tuesday night in Mandalay Region’s Madaya Township, local residents said. The bombs fell in the villages of Wa Thon Da Ra and Mya Kan Thar on the line between Madaya and Patheingyi townships, hitting the home of a family in the basket-weaving business. The deceased included a fifth-grade schoolgirl who had recently taken exams and several of their family members, according to their neighbours, but detailed information about their names, ages, and circumstances is not yet available.“The aircraft emitted a trail of smoke and then the explosion went off at the home of the family, who are basket-makers,” said a man in his 60s living in Madaya Township. “I don’t know if it was a bomb or fired from a weapon above. Four people died yesterday, and one more died. . .