{
  "id": 2603057,
  "title": "Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/fourteen-killed-in-strike-on-myanmar-monastery-2603057",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T15:38:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/fourteen-killed-in-strike-on-myanmar-monastery/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Military air strikes killed fourteen people at a monastery in Myanmar on Friday morning, according to opposition fighters and a local rescue worker. All of the victims were elderly and several monks were injured, with the attack occurring twice, according to the rescue worker. The incident took place around 09:00 local time (02:30 GMT) in Myaung township, Sagaing region, approximately 70km (47 miles) west of Mandalay. Civilians had gathered for a meditation retreat to mark Buddhist Lent. The military has not commented on the incident. Pro-democracy rebel Nway Oo Myaung stated that the victims included 11 men and three women, five of whom came from one village and the rest from a neighboring township. These individuals were aged between 50 and 70. Another unnamed opposition fighter reported that while searching for survivors, the aircraft returned for a second strike. Myanmar has been embroiled in a civil war since a 2021 military coup that ousted Aung San Suu Kyi and has been under martial rule since.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 11,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Myanmar Airstrike Kills 14 at Buddhist Monastery: Reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/myanmar-airstrike-kills-14-at-buddhist-monastery-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:42:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/fourteen-killed-in-strike-on-myanmar-monastery",
        "published": "2026-08-22T13:48:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Island Sri Lanka",
        "title": "Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/fourteen-killed-in-strike-on-myanmar-monastery-2603345",
        "published": "2026-08-22T15:48:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}