Save the Children confirms workers killed in Myanmar massacre | Conflict News

The rights group says two workers were killed by more than 30 people killed by the military on a state highway in Kayah.

Save the Children he confirmed Two of his staff members were killed in a Christmas night massacre on a highway in eastern Myanmar, killing more than 30 people.

According to anti-military fighters He found more than 30 burnt bodies, including women and children, on a highway in the state of Kayah where pro-democracy rebels are fighting the military.

“We are deeply saddened to say that two members of the Save the Children staff were among at least 35 people today. and added that the two employees were new fathers.

Save the Children said the military “took people out of the car, arrested some, killed many and burned their bodies.”

“This news is absolutely terrifying,” CEO Inger Ashing said.

“We are overwhelmed by the violence against civilians and our workers, who are dedicated humanitarians, to help the millions of children in need throughout Myanmar,” he added.

STATEMENT: We confirm with deep sadness that 2 of our employees are among the bodies found #Myanmar After a military attack on Christmas Eve. Both new fathers work in early childhood education. The UN Security Council is accountable to those responsible https://t.co/4Xe1m7ZtlD

– SavetheChildren News (@SaveUKNews) December 28, 2021

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military overthrew the Nobel laureate’s elected government Aung San Suu Kyi in February, claiming fraud in the election won by his party.

More than 1,300 people have been killed in a crackdown by security forces, according to a local monitoring group.

The self-proclaimed “People’s Defense Forces” have sprung up across the country to fight the military government, and have led the military into bloody clashes and reprisals.

Operations suspended

Myanmar’s army had earlier said it was attacked in Hpruso town on Friday after its troops tried to stop seven cars they were driving in a “suspicious manner”.

In the ensuing clashes, troops killed several people, Myanmar’s army spokesman Zaw Min Tun told the AFP news agency without giving details.

The Myanmar Witness monitor said local media reports and testimonies from local fighters confirmed that “the attack killed and killed 35 people in the military, including children and women.”

Satellite data also showed that there was a fire in Hpruson at approximately 13:00 (06:30 GMT) on Friday, he added.

UN Secretary-General Martin Griffiths later said he was “terrified” of the reports and demanded that the government conduct an investigation.

Save the Children, which employs about 900 people in Myanmar, said it would later suspend operations in Kayah State and other regions.

In October, the group said it had destroyed its office in the western town of Thantlang in the bombings, and also destroyed dozens of homes after clashes with a local anti-coup group.