Burmese army airstrikes on predominantly Christian villages kill 21, including 7-y-o boy
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Burmese army airstrikes on predominantly Christian villages kill 21, including 7-y-o boy
Burmese army airstrikes on predominantly Christian villages kill 21, including 7-y-o boy
People walk outside of a church in the Kachin state of Myanmar, where 95 percent of residents are Christian. | (Photo: Twitter/@BobRobertsJr)
Members of the predominantly Christian ethnic Chin group were among those killed in Burmese army airstrikes this month, prompting some church leaders to speculate the Christians were targeted because of their faith.
In Paletwa Township, Chin state, the Burmese army on March 14 struck Meiksa Wa village, killing 12 civilians, according to Morning Star News. Eight more died in attacks the next day on Wetma village, and one was killed in Pyaing Tain village. Among those killed was a 7-year-old child, locals said.