A motorized paraglider unleashed death on a peaceful Buddhist gathering in central Myanmar, killing at least 24 civilians, including children.
In another horrifying display of state-sponsored terror, Myanmar’s military junta unleashed an aerial assault on civilians Monday night — this time using a motorized paraglider to drop bombs on a Buddhist festival in Bon To village, Sagaing region, according to AP reports.
At least 24 people were killed and over 50 wounded, many of them children and families attending what was meant to be a peaceful religious and community gathering calling for the release of political prisoners.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos as the paraglider swooped low over a school compound, releasing deadly explosives into the crowd of more than 100 villagers. Moments later, the attacker reportedly returned for a second strike, compounding the devastation.
Local resistance forces said the junta has increasingly turned to cheap, mobile air weapons like paragliders to terrorize opposition-held territories — echoing the tactics of terror movements like Hamas, who have targeted civilians from the air using drones and makeshift projectiles.
Amnesty International and other rights groups condemned the atrocity, accusing the military regime of “deliberately targeting noncombatants” and committing war crimes under international law. The junta has issued no comment, a silence that many view as complicity and contempt for global outrage.
Since the 2021 coup, Myanmar’s generals have lost control of large regions and responded with escalating brutality — carpet bombings, executions, and now improvised air raids. The Bon To massacre has reignited international calls for urgent intervention to protect Myanmar’s civilians from an unrestrained and collapsing dictatorship.
