The State Department and the UN secretary general's statements came as local media and residents said that soldiers seized 11 people from Dontaw village in Sagaing region following mine and bomb attacks on a military convoy a day earlier.
The Myanmar junta, which seized power in a coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi's government 10 months ago, denied the claims. The state-backed Global New Light of Myanmar newspaper said on Friday the reports were"fake news" and evidence of a"conspiracy by local and international connections".Speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, a resident told AFP they saw"dead bodies lying with their hands tied, still smoking" after troops left the village."It hurts us all ... They don't even look human," says one voice in the clip that purports to show the remains.
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