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A monastery in the Karen State village of Mekatha was turned to rubble in an attack by fighter jets on October 6. Airstrikes by the Myanmar air forces on Thursday destroyed the monastery and several houses in a village near the border with Thailand. The attack on the village began at around 2:30am and lasted about half an hour. At least one of the 50 monks staying at the monastery was injured, according to abbot Ven. Sirinna. “I never imagined that something like this would happen here. I would understand it if I were politically active, but I’ve just been […]

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