Airstrike in Burma Kills Dozens of Concertgoers in Kachin Rebel Territory, Reports Say
The Burmese military on Sunday launched airstrikes on a music festival hosted by an ethnic minority group in northern Kachin State, killing at least 50 civilians and injuring 100 more, according to local reports.
Three military jets dropped bombs on A Nang Pa in Hpakant Township—where hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO)—at 8.30 p.m. (local time).
The attack reportedly killed 50 people and wounded 100 more, Myanmar Now said, while the Associated Press put the death toll at 80. The Epoch Times could not independently confirm the figures.
Two Kachin singers and a keyboard player were among those who were killed….