Myanmar's military strikes village in glider raid, killing at least 24 people including children

Myanmar’s military strikes village in glider raid, killing at least 24 people including children World Oct 8, 2025 12:26 PM EDT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military carried out a paraglider strike on a village that killed at least 24 people including children, and wounded more than 50 others, according to a member of a resistance group, villagers and media reports.

The Monday night attack was carried out by a motorized paraglider, and targeted a village in the central Sagaing region. Celebrations of a Buddhist festival included a rally calling for the release of political prisoners held by Myanmar’s military government, the reports said.

Myanmar is in a civil war that began after the army seized power in February 2021 from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Much of the country,