The Karenni Human Rights Group has condemned the 'massacre' after discovering charred bodies in the Hpruso township in the eastern state of Kayah, Myanmar, on Christmas Day, following the violence the day before.
More than 30 people, including children, have been shot dead and their bodies burnt by government forces in Myanmar, according to a local human rights group and media reports.
The Karenni Human Rights Group said they discovered the charred bodies near Mo So village in the Hpruso township in the eastern state of Kayah on Christmas Day. Purported images of the aftermath of the killings, said to have happened on Christmas Eve, went viral on social media, fuelling public outrage at Myanmar's ruling military junta, which seized power in a coup in February.The accounts have not been independently verified, but the pictures showed the charred remains of at least 30 people inside burned-out trucks.
A villager who went to the scene told the Associated Press news agency that the victims had been fleeing fighting between Myanmar's military and local militia groups when they were arrested and killed by soldiers.The witness said medical supplies and food as well as items belonging to women and children were found at the scene.
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