At Least 29 People, Including Children, Have Been Killed In An Artillery Strike On A Displaced Persons Camp In North-East Myanmar, Near The Chinese Border.
The Camp Is Located In An Area Controlled By The Kachin Independence Organisation (Kio), An Insurgent Group Fighting The Country’s Ruling Junta.
Kachin Officials Say The Junta Has Scaled Up Attacks Over The Past Year Because Of Growing Kachin Support For Other Insurgent Groups Fighting The Military Government.
The Exiled National Unity Government (Nug) Has Blamed The Junta For The Attack On The Camp, Describing It As A War Crime And Crime Against Humanity.
The Junta Spokesman Zaw Min Tun, Denied The Involvement Of The Military In The Attack, Stating That The Military Had No Operations In The Area, And That The Destruction Was Likely Due To The Presence Of Explosives
