Buddhist Monastery Massacre in Myanmar Leaves 22 Dead

A violent attack on a Buddhist monastery in the eastern Myanmar village of Nam Nain, located in the southern Shan State, has resulted in the deaths of at least 22 people, including three monks.  Both the military-backed junta and local armed resistance groups are accusing each other of carrying out the gruesome assault. The Karenni Nationalities Defense Force (KNDF), an armed insurgent group, claimed that soldiers ambushed the monastery where villagers had sought shelter for …

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