Deadly strike on Myanmar village prompts outcry

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 13, 2023 12:23 am

YANGON, Myanmar: Myanmar's military government has confirmed that it carried out an air strike on a village in which dozens of people were reported killed, drawing condemnation from the United Nations and Western powers.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said he was 'horrified' by the assault, whose victims he said included schoolchildren performing dances, with the global body calling for those responsible to be brought to justice.

ATROCIOUS ASSAULT This photo from the Kyunhla Activists Group shows the aftermath of an air strike in Pazigyi village, Kanbalu township, Sagaing region, northwestern Myanmar on Tuesday, April 11, 2023. KYUNHLA ACTIVISTS GROUP PHOTO VIA AP

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