What happened (reported air strike, location, and casualties)

Myanmar’s military carried out an air strike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region during a week-long meditation retreat held during Buddhist Lent. The reported account links fighter-jet bombing inside the monastery compound to a second explosion that damaged a nearby house used by retreat participants.

Reported location and attack sequence:

- The incident is reported to have taken place in Swel Le Oh village in Myaung township, Sagaing region, about 75 km west of Mandalay. - A fighter jet is reported to have dropped bombs inside the monastery compound. - A villager account, shared anonymously for safety, is reported to describe two bombs dropped 15 minutes apart, with a second explosion damaging a nearby house.

Reported human impact and on-site harm:

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