Chaung-U, Sagaing Region, Myanmar — October 8, 2025

At least 40 people were killed and dozens more injured after an aerial attack targeted a religious festival in central Myanmar, officials and witnesses said on Tuesday.

According to local media reports and eyewitness accounts, a paraglider — allegedly operated by Myanmar’s military junta forces — dropped explosive devices on a crowd gathered for the Thadingyut full moon festival, one of the country’s most important Buddhist celebrations. The attack occurred in Chaung-U Township, located in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region, an area that has become a center of resistance to military rule.

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