Naypyidaw: Nearly 40 people were killed when bombs were dropped by a paraglider on a crowd protesting against the military junta in Myanmar on Monday evening.

The attack took place in the Chaung U township during a Buddhist festival, where around 100 people had gathered to mark a national holiday. ADVERTISEMENT

Reports say that the two bombs were released from a motorised paraglider. Witnesses said the explosions tore through the crowd within minutes. Survivors described scenes of chaos, with many bodies badly mutilated and difficult to identify.

The Sagaing region, where the attack took place, has been one of the main battlegrounds since the military seized power in 2021, it has been reported by BBC. Thousands have been killed and millions displaced since then. Armed resistance groups

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