The strike was described as "another example of their indiscriminate use of extreme force against innocent civilians, constituting a war crime" by the opposition National Unity government, which also labelled it a "heinous act by the terrorist military."
Digital Desk: Myanmar's ruling junta admitted that an air strike on a village on
Tuesday killed at least 100 people, including many children and reporters.
People gathered outside Pazigyi village in Sagaing region's Kanbalu
municipality for the launching of a local office of the country's opposition
movement.
At around 8 a.m. on
Tuesday, a fighter plane dropped bombs directly upon a crowd of about 150
people, according to a witness. Women and children, as well as leaders of
locally organized anti-government armed groups and other opposition
organizations, were among those killed, he claimed.
He went on to say that about 30 minutes after the initial attack,
a helicopter appeared and fired at the spot.
The precise number of deaths is unknown since the military
administration restricts reporting.
On Tuesday night, the Myanmar junta confirmed the strike, saying,
"We attacked that place." "There was a (People's Defence Force)
office opening ceremony... (Tuesday) morning around 8 a.m. at Pazi Gyi
village," a military government spokesperson said. In opposition to the
army, the People's Defence Force is the armed wing of the National Unity
Government, which claims to be the country's legitimate government.
According to the speaker, some of those slain were anti-coup
combatants in uniform, however "some people may have been wearing civilian
clothes." According to AFP, he also blamed mines put by the People's
Defense Force for some of the casualties.
The attack was strongly
criticised by the United Nations, with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
renewing his appeal for the military to halt its campaign of violence against
the Myanmar people. According to US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel,
such "violent attacks" highlight the "regime's disregard for
human life and its responsibility for the country's dire political and
humanitarian crisis."
The
strike was described as "another example of their indiscriminate use of
extreme force against innocent civilians, constituting a war crime" by the
opposition National Unity government, which also labelled it a "heinous
act by the terrorist military." The new office, which opened on Tuesday,
was part of the company's administrative network.
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