Air strike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar kills 23 people

Air strike on Buddhist monastery in Myanmar kills 23 people
Buddhist monks and others check the damage inside a Buddhist monastery (UGC via AP)

An air strike on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar ‘s central Sagaing region has killed at least 23 people who were taking shelter in the compound.

The overnight attack in Lin Ta Lu village, in Sagaing township, injured about 30 other people, of whom 10 were in a critical condition, according to a member of a resistance group.

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