An air strike has hit a concert organised by a separatist group in Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin, killing at least 60 people, according to members of the group and a rescue worker.
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The event was organised by the minority ethnic Kachin people to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of the political group the Kachin Independence Organisation.
The group has opposed the government for decades, and has become part of Myanmar’s growing armed pro-democracy movement following last year’s military takeover. Reports say witnesses claim the attack was carried out by three jets, killing audience members, musicians and officers of the Kachin Independence Army.
Footage on social media appears to show a building in ruins in the aftermath of the strike. Myanmar has been gripped by violence since the army overthrew an elected government in early 2021.
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