Air Delivered event in Magway, Nghlaing Dung area, Myanmar on Tue 23rd July 2024

Residents said that three people, including Korin, were killed in an airstrike by the Military Council on July 23 in the village of Nghlaing Dung.

A local resident, who did not want to be named for security reasons, told RFA that the attack helicopter bombed the school that was opened in Nghlaing Dung village monastery.

"Yesterday, they attacked the school from the monastery with their plane. They dropped two bombs and shot with a machine gun. One priest and three people died there. Two houses were destroyed by fire."

On the morning of July 24th, the military council's scout planes were flying near Nghlaingdung village, residents said.

RFA reached out to Social Affairs Minister U Myo Myint, who is authorized to speak in Magwe of the Military Council, to get feedback on this matter, but he did not receive a reply.