Military government air strikes kill 17 in western Myanmar state

Women and children among those killed and 14 others wounded in air strikes on a village market in Rakhine.

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A military air strike by the Myanmar military in Rakhine state has killed at least 17 people and injured 14 others, local media reported, in the latest civil war carnage weeks after a military-backed governing party election win was dismissed as a “sham” by international observers.

Women and children were among those killed when air strikes hit Yoengu village in Ponnagyun township on Tuesday, the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB) said.

Military government air strikes kill 17 in western Myanmar state

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