At least 100 killed in air strike by Myanmar junta on Pazigyi village

Myanmar's ruling junta confirmed that it carried out an air strike on Tuesday on a village in which at least 100 people, including many children and reporters, were killed. The people were gathered for the opening of a local office of the country’s opposition movement outside Pazigyi village in Sagaing region’s Kanbalu township.

As per India Today Web Desk: A witness told The Associated Press that a fighter jet dropped bombs directly onto a crowd of around 150 people at around 8 am on Tuesday. Women and 20 to 30 children were among the dead, he said, adding that those killed also included leaders of locally formed anti-government armed groups and other opposition organisations. The Myanmar junta confirmed the attack on Tuesday night and said, "We attacked that place." A spokesperson for the military government said, "There was (a People's Defence Force) office opening ceremony... (Tuesday) morning about 8 am at Pazi Gyi village. The People's Defence Force is the armed wing of the National Unity Government, which calls itself the country’s legitimate government, in opposition to the army.