Three civilians, including seven-year-old child, killed in Myanmar junta airstrike on Shwebo township village

Mizzima

Three civilians, including a seven-year-old child, were killed and nine others injured when junta forces carried out an airstrike on Thit Cho Pin Village in Shwebo Township, Sagaing Region, according to local sources.

The strike occurred at around 1:20 am on 5 December, when a fighter jet from Tada-U Airbase dropped two 250-pound bombs on the village, a local resident told Mizzima.

“They dropped the bombs while people were asleep. Three people died, and many others were injured, some critically. Several cows were also killed,” the resident said.

The victims were identified as seven-year-old Ma Lae Lae Tun, U Myint Thu Win (38), and Daw Thu Thu Win (38). Among the injured is an eight-year-old child, while two of the wounded remain in critical condition, according to local sources.

The attack destroyed ten houses, two motorbikes, and a power tiller, and killed nine cows.

Residents say junta aircraft have increasingly launched late-night raids in recent days, leaving civilians little time to seek cover and resulting in a rising number of casualties.