Children among 23 killed in attack on monastery


Aftermath: People checking the damage to the Buddhist monastery in the Sagaing region, Myanmar. — AP

At least 23 people have been confirmed dead, including four children, after an attack on a monastery in a village in the Sagaing region, witnesses said.

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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