At least 35 civilians, including 10 children, were killed in nationwide junta airstrikes and shelling over the weekend, according to anti-junta groups.
In Rakhine State, 28 people perished in Mrauk-U Township on Saturday when a warplane targeted a prison of war camp. The deceased were identified as the family members of captive junta troops, who were scheduled to be released in the near future, according to the Arakan Army (AA), a powerful ethnic armed organisation. Of the 28 deaths, the AA said that seven boys and two girls, aged two to 15, were killed in the attack. The rest of the victims were women.The armed group shared photographs on its Telegram channel Sunday, showing bodies in shrouds lined up in a row as survivors mourned their loved ones.
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