The military has been accused of dropping explosives from a paraglider and on to a crowd of 100 people gathered for a festival in Chaung U township in central Myanmar
At least 24 people have been killed while protesting Myanmar’s military government after a paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd.
Around 100 people – who had gathered in Chaung U township in central Myanmar on Monday to celebrate the Thadingyut, the end of Buddhist Lent – were the target of the government’s bombs.
The area targeted is a key battleground in the military junta’s conflict with armed resistance groups dotted around the country. Volunteer militias established after the coup control huge swathes of Myanmar.
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