Myanmar army helicopters fire on school, killing six -media, residents


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  • Monday, 19 Sep 2022

FILE PHOTO: A table and debris are seen at the entrance of a local school that was hit by an air attack carried out by the Myanmar military against the People Defense Force, in Sagaing, Myanmar September 16, 2022 in this social media video still image obtained by REUTERS.

(Reuters) - At least six 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.

Myanmar has been gripped by violence since the army overthrew an elected government early last year. Opposition movements, some of them armed, have since emerged across the country, which the military has countered with lethal force.

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