Pazigyi massacre

When

11 Apr 2023

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

171

Coordinates

23.00° N, 95.92° E

Description

2023 mass killing in Myanmar

2023 killing of civilians by the Myanmar Air Force

On 11 April 2023, the Myanmar Air Force massacred at least 165 people in the village of Pazigyi, Kantbalu Township, which is located 92 miles (148 km) west of Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. The air force used fighter jets and helicopters to attack a large crowd of people gathering for the opening of a local office of an opposition movement.

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• Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Myanmar civil war: In the village of Pazigyi, at least 165 people are killed by the Myanmar Air Force during the opening celebrations of a People's Defence…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Beim Massaker von Pazigyi werden von der Luftwaffe von Myanmar mindestens 130 Menschen ermordet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “l'armée de l'air birmane bombarde Pazigyi”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Гражданская война в Мьянме: в деревне Пазичжи более 100 человек убиты ВВС Мьянмы во время празднования открытия административного офиса Народных сил обороны”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page