Airstrike on Buddhist monastery kills at least 23 in Myanmar

AN airstrike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar's central Sagaing region killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound, separate sources said Friday.

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The overnight aerial attack on the monastery in Lin Ta Lu village, in Sagaing region's Sagaing township, injured about 30 other people, of which 10 were in a critical condition, according to a member of a resistance group.

The resistance member—who spoke on condition of anonymity—told The Associated Press that 23 civilians, including four children, were killed after a jet fighter dropped a bomb around 1 a.m. on a building in the village's monastery where more than 150 people from nearby villages were taking shelter to avoid fighting in the region in recent weeks.