{
  "id": 2546294,
  "title": "Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-on-monastery-kills-14-2546294",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T09:14:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/region/2026/08/1516585/myanmar-airstrike-monastery-kills-14"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A military airstrike on a monastery in central Myanmar killed 14 people, according to two rebel fighters who witnessed the attack. The incident occurred on Friday morning near Myaung township in Sagaing region when the aircraft targeted a monastery hall, killing 11 men and three women. Nway Oo Myaung, a pro-democracy rebel who assisted in clearing the bodies, stated that the victims were aged between 50 and 70, with most being older people who had entered the meditation center for three months during Buddhist Lent. The fighter emphasized that the attack was intentional, not a mistake. A second opposition fighter, who wished to remain anonymous, confirmed that five of the deceased were from their village and the remaining nine from other villages. The fighter recounted that while attempting to rescue people, the aircraft attacked the monastery a second time. Contact with the Myanmar military for comment was unavailable at the time. Myanmar's military initiated a civil war in 2021 with a coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi and detained the Nobel Peace Prize laureate. A UN report released last week accused the military of indiscriminate and intentional aerial attacks against civilians.",
  "summary": "YANGON: A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery where civilians were gathered for a meditation retreat marking Buddhist Lent killed 14 people, two rebel fighters who witnessed the aftermath said.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Myanmar airstrike hits monastery in Myaung, killing 14 people on Buddhist retreat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-hits-monastery-in-myaung-killing-14-people-on",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:05:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-on-monastery-kills-14",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:08:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Myanmar military airstrike on monastery kills 14: rebel witnesses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-military-airstrike-on-monastery-kills-14-rebel-witnesses",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:24:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-on-monastery-kills-14-2549587",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Myanmar air strike kills 14 praying at monastery, rebel witnesses say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-air-strike-kills-14-praying-at-monastery-rebel-witnesses-say",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:48:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Myanmar military airstrike kills 14 at Buddhist monastery: reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-military-airstrike-kills-14-at-buddhist-monastery-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-22T11:49:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}