15 killed in attack on Myanmar village; military says pro-democracy fighters hit civilians

BANGKOK (AP): Myanmar's military-controlled government is accusing pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a nighttime mortar attack in a restive central area of the country, charges denied by the guerrilla group.

A report Thursday in the state-run Myanma Alinn newspaper said so-called People's Defense Forces attacked the village of Ngwe Twin in the southern part of the Sagaing region at 4am Wednesday with handmade mortars, killing 15 people and injuring seven others, including three monks.