"At least 31 people were killed and dozens of others injured in Myanmar after an airstrike by the ruling junta hit a major hospital in the western state of Rakhine, according to witness, aid workers and the Arakan Army rebel group. The hospital was struck by bombs dropped by a military aircraft late on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Arakan Army said Thursday. The rebel group largely controls the state, which borders Bangladesh, but is still battling the military junta in parts."
""The Mrauk U General Hospital was completely destroyed," Arakan Army's Khine Thu Kha told Reuters. "The high number of casualties occurred because the hospital took a direct hit." Several of those killed were patients. Around 70 others were injured, the ethnic minority separatist group said. The local rebel group says the hospital was overflowing with patients at the time of the strikeImage: AFP"
""The terrorist military council's air force dropped two bombs using a jet fighter," the rebel group said in a post on Telegram. Aid worker Wai Hun Aung said the hospital was in complete ruins and bodies of victims lay on the ground, sharing unverified images of the scene with news agency Reuters. "The remaining patients have been moved to a safe location," he said. The strike comes weeks before the military's set polling date for elections, December 28."
An airstrike by the ruling junta struck Mrauk U General Hospital in Rakhine, killing at least 31 people and injuring around 70. Bombs were dropped from a military aircraft late on Wednesday, according to the Arakan Army and witnesses. The Arakan Army said the hospital was completely destroyed and that several of those killed were patients. Aid workers described the facility as in ruins with bodies on the ground and said remaining patients were moved to a safe location. The strike occurred weeks before the junta's set election polling date of December 28 amid ongoing fighting.
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