Myanmar’s military carried out airstrikes near the headquarters of the Karen National Union (KNU) on Sunday night, injuring at least one member of the group and sending civilians fleeing across the border into Thailand, according to local sources.
The attacks took place from around 8pm and targeted an area near a KNU military parade ground between the villages of Thay Bae Hta and Maw Pae Hko in Karen State’s Hlaingbwe Township, a local man told Myanmar Now on Monday.
“When we heard the bombing sound, we ran helter-skelter,” the man said, adding that the junta aircraft may have violated Thai air space to carry out the assault.
“They can’t circle that area without going at least a little bit into Thai territory. But I don’t know what flight path the aircraft took last night,” he said.
A house was also destroyed in the attack, he. . .
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