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Junta bombing near church and school, 19 dead

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  • 09 January, 2024 11:13:44

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International Desk: In Myanmar, the Junta forces bombed the innocent people of the village again. At least 19 were killed and at least 30 were injured. These attacks happened last Sunday morning. News A 125 kg bomb attack was carried out on an ethnic Chin village in the western Sagaing region of the Irrawaddy.

The first two churches were bombed. As a result, 19 people including 6 children were killed there. 2 thousand people live in the village. However, two eyewitnesses, who did not want to be named, said that a total of 19 people were killed, but at least 8 of them were children.

Witnesses said the first bomb targeted two churches in the village and the second hit as people fled the building. Most of them were killed outside the church premises. Because they were running to escape. According to eyewitnesses, a total of six bombs were dropped from the aircraft.

They launched two bomb attacks targeting the church. Another bomb was thrown near a local community school. Meanwhile, the rebel group Brotherhood Alliance said it had captured a major junta outpost in Kutkai township. After that, it took full control of two more towns in Northern Shan State at midnight on Sunday.

The Brotherhood Alliance, which consists of the Arakan Army, Taeng National Liberation Army and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, has now captured 16 towns in Northern Shan State since the start of Operation 1027 on October 27 last year.

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