'Absolutely horrifying': Two aid workers confirmed dead in Myanmar massacre
The aid group says the two men were caught up in the attack in Kayah state as they were traveling back to their office after conducting humanitarian work in a nearby community. In a, Save the Children said their names were not being released for security reasons, but identified them as a 32-year-old with a young son who worked training teachers, and a 28-year-old with a 3-month-old daughter who had worked for the charity for six years.
In this photo provided by the Karenni Nationalities Defense Force , smoke and flames billow from vehicles in Hpruso township, Kayah state, Myanmar, on Dec. 24, 2021. Government troops rounded up villagers, some believed to be women and children, fatally shot more than 30 and set the bodies on fire, a witness and other reports said.On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar said it was appalled by the"barbaric attack in Kayah state that killed at least 35 civilians, including women and children.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken released a statement Tuesday saying,"The United States condemns the attacks committed on December 24 by the Burmese military in Kayah State, which killed at least 35, including women and children and two staff members of the international aid organization Save the Children. ... The targeting of innocent people and humanitarian actors is unacceptable."
He said the international community must do more to prevent such atrocities,"including by ending the sale of arms and dual-use technology to the military."
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