Buddhist monk and a child among killed in airstrikes

Total chaos: A Buddhist monastery destroyed by what villagers said was an airstrike by the military in Nyaung Kone village. — AP

Airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on two villages in the country’s north-central region this week killed nearly a dozen civilians, including a Buddhist monk and a child, according to the head of a local pro-democracy group.

The attacks on Nyaung Kone and Kyarsi villages in Pale township in Sagaing region, also wounded about a dozen people, they said.