NAYPYITAW
\nDozens of people have been killed by military government airstrikes while celebrating at a concert in Myanmar, rebel groups have claimed.
\nEthnic Kachin groups have said the strikes by Myanmar\u2019s military have killed more than 60 people, including singers and musicians, according to the Associated Press.
\nHundreds of people had been attending an anniversary celebration of the minority group\u2019s main political organisation, Kachin Independence (KIO), in a remote mountain area around 600 miles from the country\u2019s biggest city, Yangon.
\nThe KIO is the political wing of the Kachin Independence Army, which controls the area and has clashed with the Myanmar military for decades.
\nThe Kachin Artists Association claimed between 300 and 500 people were at the event, and a Kachin singer and keyboard player were among the dead.
\nThose killed also included Kachin officers and soldiers, and at least 10 Kachin military and business VIPs sitting in front of the stage, it said.
\nA local politician, who wouldn\u2019t give his name for safety reasons, said \u201c60 people were killed in the attack\u201d – but this figure has not been independently verified.
\nAs it stands, the number of casualties at Sunday night\u2019s celebration appear to be the most in a single air attack since the military seized power in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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