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40 Killed, 80 injured in Myanmar: Paragliders drop bombs on Buddhist festival celebrations; children among dead

Thadingyut festival (PTI) At least 40 people were killed and around 80 others were injured in a paramotor attack on a festival and protest in central Myanmar on Monday, a spokesperson for the exiled National Unity Government told the BBC.Hundreds had gathered in Chaung U township in central Myanmar on Monday evening for the Thadingyut…

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Air strike on two Myanmar schools: 500-pound bombs dropped as students slept in Rakhine; 19 killed

At least 19 high school students were killed and 22 others injured in an air strike in western Myanmar’s Rakhine state, ethnic armed group Arakan Army (AA) said on Saturday, reported news agency AFP.The incident occurred around midnight on Friday in Kyauktaw township, where the AA and Myanmar’s military have been engaged in intense fighting.According…

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