Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, says opposition group
Myanmar military forces carried out an air strike on a Buddhist monastery hosting a week-long meditation retreat in Sagaing region, according to opposition and local accounts.
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What happened: air strike on a Buddhist monastery compound in Sagaing region (reported)
Myanmar’s military carried out an air strike on a Buddhist monastery in the Sagaing region, killing people participating in a week-long meditation retreat, according to an opposition group and a local resident. Myanmar’s military did not immediately provide a public comment in the account referenced for these details.
Reported details include:
• Location: the strike occurred at Swel Le Oh village in Myaung township, about 75 km west of Mandalay.
• Casualties: a spokesperson for the Civil Defence and Security Organisation (CDSOM) said 14 people were killed (including three women) and 20 people were wounded after a fighter jet dropped a bomb in the monastery compound.
• Bombing sequence claim: a villager speaking anonymously for safety confirmed the toll and said two bombs were dropped 15 minutes apart. The villager added that the second bomb damaged a house near the monastery where more than 100 people were on retreat during Buddhist Lent.
