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  "id": 2553199,
  "title": "Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-on-monastery-kills-14-2553199",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T09:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-on-monastery-kills-14-rebel-witnesses"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Myanmar military airstrike on a monastery during Buddhist Lent claimed the lives of 14 individuals, according to two rebel witnesses. The attack struck a monastery hall in Myaung township of central Sagaing region around 9 AM on Friday, killing 11 men and three women, stated Nway Oo Myaung, a pro-democracy rebel who assisted in clearing the bodies. The participants, aged between 50 and 70, were gathered for a meditation retreat that had been ongoing for three months. Both witnesses confirmed that the monastery was not a mistaken target, but rather a deliberate military strike. One rebel added that five victims were from their own village and the remaining nine were from neighboring communities. A second rebel, speaking anonymously, recounted that their group was attempting to rescue survivors when the aircraft returned to bomb the site a second time. It remains unclear whether the Myanmar military would comment on the incident. 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. UN investigators recently released a report alleging that the military had conducted indiscriminate and intentional aerial attacks against civilians.",
  "summary": "The attack struck civilians gathered for a Buddhist meditation retreat in the central Sagaing region, according to local opposition fighters.",
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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"
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        "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": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Myanmar airstrike on monastery kills 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-on-monastery-kills-14-2546294",
        "published": "2026-08-22T09:14:27.000Z"
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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."
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