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  "id": 2388371,
  "title": "Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, opposition group says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/myanmar-military-strike-kills-14-people-at-a-buddhist-monastery-2388371",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T13:53:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/myanmar-strike-sagaing-buddhist-monastery-689276155a50525c52811297c15bef83"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Myanmar's military launched an airstrike on a Buddhist monastery located in the central Sagaing region on Friday, resulting in the deaths of 14 individuals who were participating in a week-long meditation retreat, according to an opposition group and a local resident. The attack took place at 9 a.m. in Swel Le Oh village, situated within Myaung township, approximately 45 miles west of Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city. Nway Oo, a spokesperson for the Civil Defence and Security Organization of Myaung Township, reported that 14 people lost their lives, including three women, while 20 others sustained injuries when a jet fighter dropped a bomb in the monastery's compound. A villager, who preferred to remain anonymous, corroborated the death toll and additional casualties, stating that a second bomb, dropped 15 minutes apart, damaged a nearby house where over 100 people were engaged in a Buddhist Lent retreat. The attacker's residence had to be evacuated following the burial of the deceased.",
  "summary": "BANGKOK (AP) — An airstrike Friday by Myanmar’s military on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar’s central Sagaing region killed 14 people who were taking part in a week-long meditation retreat, an opposition group and a resident said. The attack is the latest…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Myanmar military strike kills 14 people at a Buddhist monastery, opposition group says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/myanmar-military-strike-kills-14-people-at-a-buddhist-monastery",
        "published": "2026-08-21T13:43:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "14 killed in strike on Myanmar Buddhist monastery during meditation retreat: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/14-killed-in-strike-on-myanmar-buddhist-monastery-during-meditation",
        "published": "2026-08-21T13:49:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Myanmar military strike kills 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/myanmar-military-strike-kills-14",
        "published": "2026-08-21T14:43:59.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}