UNICEF Condemnation of Myanmar’s military use of helicopters to attack a school in Tabayin 11 children killed, 17 wounded, pointed to untargeted shooting. and 15 more children were reported missing.
Today (21 Sept. 2022) UNICEF Confirmed reports of deaths in Myanmar military use of air strike helicopters at a school in Tabayin. in the central area in northern Myanmar on Sept. 16 11 children died, of which 7 died at the scene.
UNICEF condemn such violence. By stating that it was shooting into a community area without choosing a target. In addition, 15 children from the same school were missing, demanding their immediate safe release. He stressed that the school must be a safe place and must not be subject to attacks under any circumstances.
According to some news agencies, 13 people were killed in the incident, yet another escalation of the Myanmar military’s crackdown on opposition groups. which has faced opposition since taking power from the civilian government on February 1, 2021
According to the Myanmar Violence Observatory, more than 2,300 civilians have been killed in a crackdown on opposition by the Myanmar military government.
Myanmar military government spokesman Denying news reports that Myanmar Army launches air strikes But admitted to sending soldiers on helicopters to the village where the accident actually occurred. After receiving a clue that Fighters from the Kachin Independence Army, KIA and local armed groups were moving weapons in the area. It also accused resistance fighters of using civilians as human shields. and seized landmines Various bombs from the village
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