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Flipboard · Aug 22, 2026 · 59 words · By Bbc Co Uk

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What to know about Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery

Fourteen people, including elderly individuals, were killed in military air strikes targeting a monastery in Myanmar. The information was reported by opposition fighters and a local rescue worker.

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What happened

Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local rescue worker have said.

Why it matters

All of those killed were elderly and a number of monks were also injured, the rescue worker told BBC Burmese, adding that the site was struck …

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: All of those killed were elderly.

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Fourteen people, including elderly individuals, were killed in military air strikes targeting a monastery in Myanmar. The information was reported by opposition fighters and a local rescue worker.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “All of those killed were elderly”

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The claim that all those killed were elderly is reported by Flipboard and corroborated by a web search result citing the BBC, which notes that opposition fighters and a local rescue worker stated all the dead were elderly.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Myanmar civil war began following the military coup on 1 February 2021. The seizure of power triggered mass anti-coup demonstrations and a violent crackdown by the Tatmadaw (Myanmar armed forces),…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–presen…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The State Flag of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar is a horizontal rectangular tricolor flag of yellow, green, and red with a large white five-pointed star in the center. The current flag was adop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Myanmar

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar

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Claim 2: “a number of monks were also injured”

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The fact that several monks were injured is reported by Flipboard and corroborated by a web search result referencing the BBC's reporting on the incident.

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web search NEUTRAL — The monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe O. ByDan Sales. Published. 8 hours ago. Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Frid…
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqlxlvz01z1o

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the BBC, 14 people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, with opposition fighters and a local rescue worker saying all of the dead were elderly an…
https://www.binance.com/en/square/post/358463290905879

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web search NEUTRAL — The monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe O. Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local r…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlxlvz01z1o

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Claim 3: “Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday”

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Multiple independent sources, including BBC News and other web search results, confirm that military air strikes on a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar on Friday resulted in 14 deaths.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a timeline of major events during the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), following the 2021 military coup d'état and protests. It was also a renewed intensity of the existing Myanmar c…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Myanmar_civil_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 March 2025, at 12:50:52 MMT (06:20:52 UTC), a moment magnitude (Mw) 7.7–7.9 earthquake struck the Sagaing Region of Myanmar, with an epicenter close to Mandalay, the country's second-largest cit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Myanmar_earthquake

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