Myanmar's military conducted an aerial bombing attack on October 6 during the Thadingyut full moon festival in Chaung-U township, where hundreds of people had gathered for both religious celebrations and an anti-junta demonstration around 7 pm.</span

Irrawaddy

The Straits Times

Myanmar's military conducted an aerial bombing attack on October 6 during the Thadingyut full moon festival in Chaung-U township, where hundreds of people had gathered for both religious celebrations and an anti-junta demonstration around 7 pm.

The attack involved motor-powered paragliders that dropped two bombs on the center of the gathering, killing between 32 to 40 people and injuring 50 to 80 others, with multiple children among the casualties according to witnesses and organizers.</span

News18

The attack involved motor-powered paragliders that dropped two bombs on the center of the gathering, killing between 32 to 40 people and injuring 50 to 80 others, with multiple children among the casualties according to witnesses and organizers.

Witnesses reported that committee members had warned attendees about a potential attack, allowing approximately one-third of the crowd to flee before the paragliders arrived and dropped explosives on the remaining festival participants.</span

BBC News

NDTV

Witnesses reported that committee members had warned attendees about a potential attack, allowing approximately one-third of the crowd to flee before the paragliders arrived and dropped explosives on the remaining festival participants.

The bombing scattered victims' bodies across the area, with survivors and organizers collecting body parts, pieces of flesh and limbs from the ground the following morning, making identification of the deceased extremely difficult.</span

RtvOnline

Yeni Safak

The bombing scattered victims' bodies across the area, with survivors and organizers collecting body parts, pieces of flesh and limbs from the ground the following morning, making identification of the deceased extremely difficult.

Amnesty International characterized the attack as part of an intensifying brutal campaign against resistance pockets, with researcher Joe Freeman stating the military was exploiting reduced international scrutiny to commit war crimes.</span

The Japan Times

Amnesty International characterized the attack as part of an intensifying brutal campaign against resistance pockets, with researcher Joe Freeman stating the military was exploiting reduced international scrutiny to commit war crimes.

The incident occurred amid Myanmar's ongoing civil war that began after the military's 2021 coup, as the junta prepares for December elections that UN experts have dismissed as fraudulent and rebels have vowed to disrupt.</span

The incident occurred amid Myanmar's ongoing civil war that began after the military's 2021 coup, as the junta prepares for December elections that UN experts have dismissed as fraudulent and rebels have vowed to disrupt.

Myanmar Military Bombs Festival, Kills 40 in Paraglider Attack

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