Myanmar army helicopters fire on school, killing six: Media, residents

SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB A man watches the corpse of a child at a local school that was damaged by an air attack carried out by the Myanmar military against the People Defense Force, in Sagaing, Myanmar September 16, 2022 - REUTERSPIXsix children were killed and 17 wounded when army helicopters shot at a school in Myanmar, media reports and residents said on Monday, as the military said it opened fire because rebels were using the building to attack its forces.

According to reports in the Mizzima and Irrawaddy news portals, army helicopters had opened fire on the school housed in a Buddhist monastery in the village. Images posted on social media showed what appeared to be damage including bullet holes and blood stains at a school building. It said security forces had responded and said some villagers had been killed in the clash and that the wounded were taken to public hospitals for treatment. The statement accused the armed groups of using villagers as human shields and said that weapons including 16 handmade bombs had later been seized.

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