Myanmar military bombing kills 14 at monastery

A military air strike has killed 14 people at a Buddhist monastery in central Myanmar, an opposition group and a local resident have reported.

The attack occurred in Swel Le Oh village in Myaung township, about 75 kilometres (47 miles) west of Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, Nway Oo, a spokesperson for the Civil Defense and Security Organization of Myaung Township (CDSOM) said Friday.

A fighter jet bombed the village monastery’s compound, killing 14, including three women, and injuring 20 more, Nway Oo said.

More than 100 people were staying in and around the monastery for a weeklong retreat for Buddhist Lent, according to a local villager who anonymously told The Associated Press news agency that the plane had dropped two bombs on the village 15 minutes apart.