On a festival site in Myanmar, boxes have after a paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd, accordance to reports from the bbc and news agency afp. It is believeed to be an attack by the military regime.
The BBC Reports 24 Deaths and At Least 42 Injuries. News Agency AFP States That Have Been Twice As Many Deaths and Injuries.
A Spokesman for the Opposition in Exile tolerated the BBC that the crowd had Gathered on Monday Evening for the Buddhist Light Festival Thadingyut. It was also Said to Be a Silent Protest Against the Military Regime in Myanmar.
An estimated one hundred people were present on the site when, around 7:00 pm Local Time, a paraglider appeared and dropped two explosives. Anonymous Witness Involved in the Organization of the Festival Told AFP that the Attack was expected and that some of those present managed to escape just in time.
Accordance to Amnesty International, The Attack Shows in A “Horrific Way” That the Population of Myanmar Must Be Protected Against the Military Regime. Amnesty States That the Army Can Operate “With Impunity” because the International Community has Forgotten the Conflict in Myanmar.
Unrest in Myanmar Has Already Led to Thousands of Deaths
The Army Overthrew the Democratically Elected Government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. Since then, she has Has Been Imprisoned, and the Country Has Been Led by a Junta, as it was Betwen 1962 and 2011. The Military Government is also also Government. The conflicts have led to thousands of Deaths, More Than 3.5 Million Displaced People, and WideSpread Poverty.
Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD won The First Free Elections in Decades in 2015 and Achieved an Even Larger Election Victory in 2020 at the Expense of the Military’s Power. Military Officials Stated, Without Evidence, That the NLD had committed election fraud.
The Army Wants To Organize New Elections later this year. The first phase will in early December 28, state television reported at the end of August. The dates for the following phases are not yet know.