The Burmese military on Sunday launched airstrikes on a music festival hosted by an ethnic minority group in Kachin state, killing at least 50 civilians.
Ethnic Kachin rebels say airstrikes by Myanmar's military have killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the minority group's main political organization
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The UN said Kachin airstrikes "appear to be excessive and disproportionate use of force by security forces against unarmed civilians is unacceptable and those responsible must be held to account." World News | UN Voices Concern over Deadly Airstrikes in Myanmar s Kachin State.