Overview

• Local witnesses and organizers reported that motorized paragliders dropped two bombs on a crowd in Chaung U township during a Thadingyut candlelight vigil that doubled as an anti‑junta protest.
• Casualty estimates vary, with the exiled National Unity Government telling BBC Burmese at least 24 were killed and 47 injured, while AFP sources in the area put the toll at around 40 dead and about 80 wounded.
• Roughly 100 people had gathered when the strike hit within minutes, and a People’s Defence Force representative said they had warned of a possible air attack but could not disperse the event in time.
• Amnesty International condemned the assault as part of a disturbing trend, noting increased use of paramotors in attacks and urging urgent protection for civilians and investigations into possible war crimes.
• Reporters said a junta spokesperson was not immediately reachable for comment, as the military pushes toward December elections that critics and resistance groups say are intended to entrench its rule.