New Delhi: Myanmar’s army carried out airstrikes on Tuesday on a crowd of civilians gathered for an event against military rule. According to media reports, dozens of people including children have been killed in this attack. At the same time, in some media reports, more than 100 people have been feared killed. The event was said to have been organized by opponents of the military regime, and was attended by ordinary people.
Myanmar’s army has confirmed an airstrike on a village, in which more than 100 people were killed. The United Nations has condemned Myanmar’s military airstrikes on civilians. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued a statement saying that the reports of the airstrikes are deeply disturbing. He said it seems like the victims at the ceremony, who were bombed by the military from helicopters, included school children dancing at the event and other civilians attending the opening ceremony.
Locals told the media that the office of the National Unity Government (NUG), an anti-military regime group, was destroyed in the airstrikes. They said more than 150 people, including women and children, were participating in the ceremony at the time of the bombing. They said the dead included leaders of armed groups and other political organizations opposed to military rule.
In February 2021, the army of Myanmar had taken over the power of the country in a coup. Since then, protests against military rule have been taking place in the country. The army is using force on the people to suppress these demonstrations. So far, more than 3,000 civilians are estimated to have been killed in the army’s action.
