The military Junta carried out an airstrike on a hamlet in Burma on Tuesday, killing at least 133 people—including women and children.
The number of casualties from the strike, one of the worst strikes in recent memory, is unknown, however sources put the number at around 100.
Aung Myo Min, the human rights minister, was quoted in a newspaper as saying that 133 people, including women and children, died as a result of the strike.
Twenty children are also included in the death toll, and the hit also wounded an additional 50 persons.
Over 300 people had gathered in Pazigyi Village on Tuesday morning in the isolated Kantbalu municipality of the Sagaing area to commemorate the inauguration of a local administrative office.
According to the military junta, it “launched limited air strikes.” “after learning about the occurrence from the neighborhood. It acknowledged that “there might be some persons with civilian clothing,” but said that some of the deceased were anti-coup combatants wearing uniforms.”
International organizations and governments criticized the Burmese military for the military junta’s attack, which was carried out.
UN human rights head Volker Turk expressed his horror “by the devastating air attack, which, according to him, also killed students who were dancing, with the international organization demanding for those guilty to be held accountable.
The “abominable” attack, according to France’s foreign office, “demonstrated the policy of indiscriminate brutality the Burmese regime has imposed on the people of Burma for more than two years.” Moreover, the US condemned the “reprehensible “assault.
More than 3,200 people have died as a result of the military’s crackdown on dissent and armed organizations hostile to their power since a coup overthrew Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian administration in 2021, according to a local monitoring organization.
International criticism has been directed at the military for razing towns, carrying out mass executions, and using airstrikes against people while accusing anti-coup forces of being terrorists.