The remains of at least 35 charred bodies, including one child, were found near a village in Karenny State in eastern Myanmar. This was reported on Saturday, December 25, by the local newspaper Myanmar NOW.
It is noted that the bodies were found in eight burned-out cars and five motorcycles.
According to the newspaper, representatives of the armed ethnic group Karen National Union (KNU) first saw clouds of smoke coming out of parked cars, then the bodies themselves.
“We do not know exactly how many women, men and children are among those who were burned. Some have turned to ash, some have been charred, ”the KNS noted. They added that the bodies were unidentifiable.
The KNU reportedly blamed the incident on the Myanmar military forces, which were in the area on Friday.
Earlier that day, Save the Children, an international charity, confirmed reports of a military attack in the east of the country and 35 deaths. In addition, the organization reported missing two of its employees after the attack.
“Save the Children today condemned the attack by the Myanmar Armed Forces … Two of our employees who were on their way home from humanitarian relief work in a nearby village were at the scene and are still missing,” the statement reads. statement.
On September 13, two people were killed and another 10 injured in a bomb explosion at a coronavirus checkpoint in central Myanmar. An unknown person blew up a bench in the living room of the checkpoint for COVID-19, after which two more explosions sounded.
In February 2021, the military came to power in Myanmar using the constitutional emergency transfer mechanism. President Vin Myin and Aung San Suu Kyi were detained. This was done after several days of escalation of tensions between the government and the military, which did not recognize the results of the November elections in the country.
The organizers of the coup d’etat declared a state of emergency in the country for a period of one year. Protesters took to the streets calling for the reestablishment of a civilian government under Aung San Suu Kyi and a return to democratic reform.
Source: IZ
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