(David Brunnstrom’s article from The REUTERS on 30 September 2026.)
UN
alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50: Smoke rises as fire burns
following a Myanmar military airstrike, according to a rebel group that
controls the area and a local aid worker, in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, Myanmar,
in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released September 28,
2026.
Sept
29 (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed alarm on Tuesday at reports that an
airstrike by the Myanmar military near the country's border with Bangladesh
had killed 50 people and wounded dozens more, many of them critically.
A UN
spokesperson said continuing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state underscored
that conditions did not currently exist for the safe return of refugees and
other displaced people to Myanmar.
"This latest airstrike brings that reality into sharp focus," UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a UN briefing in New York. The secretary-general strongly condemns the attacks and calls on all parties to end the violence immediately, to protect civilians and comply with their obligations under international law," he said, citing UN chief Antonio Guterres.
