
Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
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The monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe O Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said.
据说该寺庙在蔡和欧村被袭击 反对派武装和一名当地救援人员表示,周五凌晨缅甸一座寺庙遭军事空袭,造成14人死亡。
All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also injured, the rescue worker told BBC Burmese, adding that the site was struck twice.
救援人员告诉BBC Burmese,所有遇难的人都是老年人,一些僧侣也受伤,并补充说该地点被击中两次。
The attack happened at around 09:00 local time (02:30 GMT) in Myaung township in the central Sagaing region, some 70km (47 miles) west of Mandalay, the news agency AFP reported.
据法新社报道,这次袭击发生在当地时间09:00左右(格林威治标准时间02:30),发生在曼德勒以西约70公里(47英里)的中部Sagaing地区的Myaung镇。
Civilians had reportedly gathered at the site for a meditation retreat to mark Buddhist Lent.
据报道,平民聚集在该地点进行冥想静修,以纪念佛教大斋节。
Myanmar's military has not commented. Nway Oo Myaung, a pro-democracy rebel, told AFP that the victims included 11 men and three women.
缅甸军方没有发表评论。 亲民主反叛者Nway Oo Myaung告诉法新社,受害者包括11名男性和三名女性。
Five of the victims were said to be from one village, while the remaining nine were from a neighbouring township. "Older people had entered the meditation centres," Myaung added, saying the dead were aged between 50 and 70.
据说其中五名受害者来自一个村庄,其余九名来自邻近的一个乡镇。 "老年人已经进入冥想中心,"Myaung补充说,死者的年龄在50到70之间。
A second, unnamed opposition fighter said he had been among those searching for survivors of the attacks.
第二名不愿透露姓名的反对派战士说,他一直在寻找袭击幸存者。
"While we were trying to rescue people, the aircraft came to bomb a second time," he said.
"当我们试图营救人员时,飞机又来了第二次轰炸,"他说。
Myanmar has been locked in civil war since the military staged a 2021 coup ousting Aung San Suu Kyi, and has been under martial rule since.
自2021年军方发动政变推翻昂山素季以来,缅甸一直陷入内战,并一直处于戒严状态。
The military, which is frequently accused of carrying out strikes on public buildings, has previously said it only strikes legitimate targets. Aung San Suu Kyi appears healthy in first confirmed outside contact for 2.5 years
军方经常被指控对公共建筑发动袭击,此前曾表示只打击合法目标。 昂山素季在2年半来首次确认的外部接触中显得健康
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