A spokesman for the Kachin Arts Association said 80 people were killed in Sunday night’s airstrikes.
symbol of air strike
myanmar More than 80 people, including singers and musicians, were killed in airstrikes by the U.S. military. this attack Kachin ethnic minority group It was done during the anniversary celebrations of the main political organization. Members of the group and a rescue worker gave this information on Monday. A spokesman for the Kachin Arts Association said 80 people were killed and about 100 others were injured in Sunday night’s airstrikes. He said that at the venue military aircraft From four bombs were dropped.
The attacks come three days after foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries are scheduled to hold a special meeting in Indonesia to discuss widespread violence in Myanmar. For the first time since the military coup in February last year, the airstrikes at the ceremony held on Sunday night have come to light for the first time that such a large number of people have died in a single attack.
attack against terrorism
It is impossible to independently confirm the details of the incident. However, videos shared by media sympathetic to Kachin show the horrific aftermath of the attack. The Military Government Information Office confirmed in a statement late on Monday that the headquarters of the Kachin Independence Army’s 9th Brigade had been attacked, calling it a necessary operation in response to terrorist acts perpetrated by the Kachin group.
However, the Information Office dismissed reports of a large number of casualties as a rumor and denied that the military bombed the concert and that the audience was among the dead. The UN office in Myanmar said in a statement that it was deeply concerned and saddened by the news of the air strikes. The use of force by security forces against unarmed civilians is unacceptable and those responsible should be held accountable, the statement said.
decades-long demand
Demands for autonomy by ethnic minorities in Myanmar have been rejected for decades. Celebrations of the 62nd anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization were being held on Sunday at the site, which is also used by Kachin’s military wing for military training. It is located in the Hapakant region, about 950 km from Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar.
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