More than 30 people including women and children have been killed and their bodies burnt in Myanmar's conflict-torn Kayah state, according to a local resident, media reports and a local human rights group. 7NEWS
More than 30 people including women and children have been killed and their bodies burnt in Myanmar's conflict-torn Kayah state, according to a local resident, media reports and a local human rights group.
The Myanmar military said it had shot and killed an unspecified number of "terrorists with weapons" from the opposition armed forces in the village, state media said. The people were in seven vehicles and did not stop for the military, it said.Photos shared by the human rights group and local media showed the charred remains of bodies on burnt-out truckbeds.
A villager who asked not to be named for security reasons said he was aware of the fire on Friday night but could not go to the scene as there was shooting.
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