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At least 24 people were killed and 47 injured when a motorized paraglider dropped a bomb on a protesting crowd. myanmarMilitary government by candlelight.
About 100 people had gathered in Chaung Yu township for the national holiday on Monday when the attack occurred, according to the BBC.
The broadcaster said two bombs were dropped on the crowd using a motorized paraglider, a device worn by an individual pilot.
Locals told BBC Burmese that it had become difficult to identify the bodies of victims following the explosions. According to a spokesman for the government-in-exile, the attack lasted about seven minutes.
“The children were completely devastated,” a woman who helps organize events for the annual festival Thadingyut told AFP.
The People’s Defense Forces, a group of volunteer militias fighting the military government, had received reports of air strikes during the gathering. He tried to abort the program, but the paragliders arrived earlier than expected.
Protesters also called for the release of political prisoners, including Aung San Suu Kyi, who was jailed after being ousted following a democratic election.
The United Nations estimates that 40 percent of the population in the conflict-torn region is in need of humanitarian assistance.
“The tragic news emerging from the ground in central Myanmar following the attack late Monday should serve as a dire warning that civilians in Myanmar need urgent protection,” Amnesty International said in a statement Tuesday. Amnesty International described the move as part of a “disturbing trend” of violence against civilians.
“This would be the latest in a long series of attacks that lasted almost five years before the start of the 2021 military coup,” it continued.
“As the military attempts to consolidate power with phase-wise elections later this year, it is intensifying an already brutal campaign against areas of resistance.”
last week, Rohingya Muslims Participated in the first high-level UN meeting dedicated to their plight and urged the international community to stop the mass killings. myanmar And help those who are part of the oppressed group to live a normal life.