At least 40 killed in Myanmar military air attacks

Myanmar’s military has been accused of indiscriminate killings of civilians as it engages in major offensives to suppress armed resistance [File: Ann Wang/Reuters]

Myanmar’s military has launched air attacks on a central town known to be a bastion of opposition to the coup carried out two years ago.

Witnesses and local media said dozens of people were killed and wounded in the attack on Tuesday – one of the worst since the military seized control of the country.