Attack on monastery in Myanmar's Sagaing kills at least 23, witnesses say


Buddhist monks and people check the debris inside a building in a Buddhist monastery that was allegedly hit by the military’s airstrike in Sagaing township in Sagaing region, Myanmar Friday, July 11, 2025. - UGC via AP

YANGON: At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village in Myanmar's Sagaing region, witnesses said on Friday (July 11).

The monastery in the village of Lintalu was hit in the early hours of Friday morning, said Hlaing Bwa, head of the Sagaing District People's Administration, a pro-democracy group that administers parts of the central region.

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