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UN Security Council condemns Myanmar army massacre of civilians

The United Nations Security Council condemned the massacre attributed to her army Myanmar, after which the charred bodies of at least 35 people were found, including two employees of of the humanitarian organization Save the Children, in the eastern part of the country.

Among the victims were at least four children, according to security Council, who stressed in a statement “the need for those responsible for these acts to be held accountable.”

Its members ΣΑ called for an immediate end to the violence in Myanmar They recalled the importance of “respecting human rights” and “providing guarantees for the safety of civilians”.

THE NGO Save the Children (“Save the Children”) announced on Tuesday (28/12) that two of its employees were killed on December 24 in an attack “committed by members of its army Myanmar in the state Καγια», In the eastern part of the country.

According to the observatory Myanmar Witness“35 people, including children and women, were burned and killed by soldiers on December 24 in the canton Χπρούσο».

A spokesman for the military junta acknowledged on Saturday that clashes had broken out in the area and that armed men had killed people, without giving details.

After the massacre, the US government again called for an arms embargo on Myanmar.

THE Myanmar has plunged into chaos since the February coup, which ended a ten-year transition to democracy. More than 1,300 civilians have since been killed in the crackdown by the armed forces, according to the NGO Association for the Assistance of Political Prisoners.

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