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Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, opposition group says

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Myanmar's military conducted an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery Friday. Fourteen people died during a week-long meditation retreat at the Swel Le Oh village. The attack occurred at 9 a.m. in Myaung township, west of Mandalay. A jet fighter dropped two bombs, killing participants and wounding twenty others. Survivors fled to a nearby community after burying their deceased relatives.

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Bangkok: An airstrike Friday by Myanmar's military on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region killed 14 people who were taking part in a week-long meditation retreat, an opposition group and a resident said.



The attack is the latest in a series of frequent and deadly aerial strikes targeting armed pro-democracy forces and ethnic armed groups in the country. The strikes often cause civilian casualties.



The attack occurred Friday at 9 a.m. in Swel Le Oh village in Myaung township, about 75 kilometers (45 miles) west of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city, according to Nway Oo, a spokesperson for the Civil Defence and Security Organization of Myaung Township, or CDSOM.

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