Myanmar's military confirmed on Thursday that it had attacked a protest, where dozens were killed, according to residents, with the junta saying rebel fighters were among the crowd.
The Southeast Asian country has been engulfed in a civil war since the military seized power in a 2021 coup, prompting pro-democracy People's Defense Forces (PDF) to ally with ethnic minority armed groups against the junta.
A military strike on a festival and anti-junta protest in central Myanmar on Monday evening killed at least 25 people, and possibly as many as 43, including children, a local committee member said on Thursday.
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