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| Myanmar crisis: 50 killed in air raid on Kachin rebels, reports say | Myanmar crisis: 50 killed in air raid on Kachin rebels, reports say |
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| This image handed to the BBC shows the aftermath of the blast | This image handed to the BBC shows the aftermath of the blast |
| An air raid targeting one of Myanmar's biggest ethnic insurgent groups has killed at least 50 people and injured about 100, reports say. | An air raid targeting one of Myanmar's biggest ethnic insurgent groups has killed at least 50 people and injured about 100, reports say. |
| The death toll was given to the BBC by Colonel Naw Bu, spokesman of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). | The death toll was given to the BBC by Colonel Naw Bu, spokesman of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA). |
| Eyewitnesses in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, say aircraft dropped three bombs on a concert organised by the KIA in Kansi village. | Eyewitnesses in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, say aircraft dropped three bombs on a concert organised by the KIA in Kansi village. |
| Villagers said there was no warning before the raid. | Villagers said there was no warning before the raid. |
| The concert in Kansi was to mark the 62nd anniversary of the rebel army's campaign for autonomy. | The concert in Kansi was to mark the 62nd anniversary of the rebel army's campaign for autonomy. |
| Witnesses reported three huge explosions at around 20:30 (14:00 GMT) local time on Sunday. They ripped apart the cluster of buildings at the base and caused heavy casualties in the audience. | Witnesses reported three huge explosions at around 20:30 (14:00 GMT) local time on Sunday. They ripped apart the cluster of buildings at the base and caused heavy casualties in the audience. |
| Among those killed are believed to be four popular Kachin singers. Eyewitnesses say the military blocked medics trying to move the injured to the nearby town of Hpakant, which has a hospital. | Among those killed are believed to be four popular Kachin singers. Eyewitnesses say the military blocked medics trying to move the injured to the nearby town of Hpakant, which has a hospital. |
| This part of Kachin State has been fiercely contested for many years by the military and Kachin insurgents because of its jade mines, which are thought to be worth around $30bn (£27bn) a year. | This part of Kachin State has been fiercely contested for many years by the military and Kachin insurgents because of its jade mines, which are thought to be worth around $30bn (£27bn) a year. |
| There has been frequent fighting there before and after the military coup last year, which deposed the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. | There has been frequent fighting there before and after the military coup last year, which deposed the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi. |
| This attack may be retribution, or a warning, from the military, over the support the Kachin insurgents have been giving to other armed groups in Myanmar formed to resist the coup. | This attack may be retribution, or a warning, from the military, over the support the Kachin insurgents have been giving to other armed groups in Myanmar formed to resist the coup. |
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| Aung San Suu Kyi | |
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