Myanmar: at least 30 people killed in attack on camp for displaced people


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At least 30 people, including young children, have been killed in an attack on a camp for displaced people in Myanmar’s Kachin state, according to media reports and a local activist. Dozens more were injured in the attack, which happened at about 11.30pm on Monday night in Kachin, Myanmar’s northernmost state, it was reported. On social media, unverified images showed men carrying victims, including a small child, from rubble in the darkness. A Kachin activist based in Laiza, who spoke anonymously, told the Guardian that 33 people had been killed, including 13 children. A three-month-old baby was among the children...