At least 40 people were killed and more than 80 others injured after a paramotor dropped bombs on a festival and protest gathering in central Myanmar on Monday evening, the BBC reported. Hundreds of people had assembled in Chaung U township for celebrations marking the Thadingyut full moon festival, which coincided with an anti-junta demonstration, according to members of the event’s organizing committee.

A woman from the committee, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity for security reasons, said the attack occurred as the crowd was being warned to disperse. “The committee alerted people and one-third of the crowd managed to flee,” she said. “But immediately, one motor-powered paraglider flew right over the crowd, dropping two bombs on the centre of the gathering.”

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