Overview

• Witnesses and opposition-linked outlets report a motorized paraglider dropped bombs on a Buddhist festival at a school compound in Bon To village, Chaung-U township, on Monday night.
• Reports put the death toll at a minimum of 20, with some sources saying 24, and say dozens were wounded, including children.
• A local resistance fighter said two bombs were released around 7:15 p.m. and the craft later returned, adding that alerts had tracked it from the army’s northwestern command in Monywa about 25 kilometers away.
• Amnesty International condemned the attack as evidence of war crimes and urged ASEAN leaders and the UN Security Council to increase pressure and pursue accountability; the junta did not respond to requests for comment.
• The incident fits a pattern of Myanmar forces using rudimentary air tactics such as paramotors alongside jets and helicopters since the 2021 coup, with NGOs estimating thousands killed and millions displaced and independent verification constrained by access limits.