# Fourteen killed in Myanmar monastery air strike

https://mins.news/en/item/29291

- BBC News, 2026-08-22 13:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlxlvz01z1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Opposition fighters and a local rescue worker say Myanmar military air strikes on a monastery in Sagaing region killed 14 elderly people and injured several monks. Civilians had reportedly gathered there for a meditation retreat during Buddhist Lent, and the site was struck twice, according to the rescuer. The military has not commented.

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