Overview
- Witnesses and local groups report between roughly 20 and 40 people killed and dozens wounded, with independent casualty verification still limited.
- The bombs hit Bon To village in Chaung‑U township during a Thadingyut candlelight vigil that doubled as a protest calling for the release of political prisoners and opposing conscription and planned elections.
- Attendees described two sorties at about 8 p.m. and again around 11 p.m., with motorized paragliders dropping improvised munitions that rights monitors say are often 120 mm mortar rounds.
- The military acknowledged conducting the strike and accused resistance forces of using civilians as human shields, a claim rejected by people at the event and local resistance figures.
- The UN condemned the indiscriminate use of airborne munitions, Amnesty and Human Rights Watch urged investigations and stronger action by ASEAN and the UN, and Malaysia’s foreign minister met Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing to discuss elections and humanitarian aid.