Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery - BBC News

A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.

Image source, Myaung Union ArmyImage caption, The monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe O

Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said.

All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also injured, the rescue worker told BBC Burmese, adding that the site was struck twice.

The attack happened at around 09:00 local time (02:30 GMT) in Myaung township in the central Sagaing region, some 70km (47 miles) west of Mandalay, the news agency AFP reported.

Civilians had reportedly gathered at the site for a meditation retreat to mark Buddhist Lent. Myanmar's military has not commented.