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Myanmar air strike kills five civilians

A People’s Defence Force volunteer aims a weapon while undergoing basic military training at a camp run by the Karen National Union in Karen state of eastern Myanmar in 2021. (Stringer via AFP)

A mother and her toddler were among five people killed in a military air strike in eastern Myanmar, Karen rebels and an aid group said on Saturday.

Four junta fighter jets dropped eight bombs on villages in Hpapun district on Thursday afternoon, killing five people, the Karen National Union said.

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