Pazigyi
Pazigyi ပဇီကြီး | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Pazigyi Location in Myanmar (Burma) | |
| Coordinates: 23°00′16″N 95°55′15″E / 23.00444°N 95.92083°E | |
| Country |  Myanmar |
| Region | Sagaing Region |
| District | Kanbalu District |
| Township | Kanbalu Township |
| Village tract | Pazigyi village tract |
| Time zone | UTC+6.30 (MMT) |
Pazigyi (Burmese: ပဇီကြီး) is a village and village tract in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, Myanmar.[1][2]
Massacre
On 11 April 2023, the Myanmar Air Force launched an airstrike at the opening ceremony of the People's Administration Office in Pazigyi village, killing at least 170 villagers.[3][4] In the attack, a fighter jet dropped bombs on a gathering of protesters against Myanmar's military junta.[5] Afterwards, a helicopter, possibly an Mi-35, fired indiscriminately on civilians.[6]
References
- ^ "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit. January 2021. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Information of Sagaing Township စစ်ကိုင်းမြို့နယ် ဒေသဆိုင်ရာအချက်လက်များ [Sagaing Township Regional Information] (PDF) (Report). Myanmar Information Management Unit. February 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ^ "ပဇီကြီးရွာ လေကြောင်းတိုက်ခိုက်မှု ၅၃ ဦးသေဆုံးကြောင်း NUG ကနဦးထုတ်ပြန်" [NUG initially announced that 53 people were killed in the Pazigyi village airstrike]. Radio Free Asia (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ Paddock, Richard C. (11 April 2023). "Airstrike in Rebel-Held Region of Myanmar Kills at Least 100". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ Peck, Grant (11 April 2023). "Airstrikes on Myanmar village feared to have killed 100". AP NEWS. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ^ "Deadly airstrike on Pazigyi village in Kanbalu Township, Sagaing Region, claims over 50 lives". www.narinjara.com. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
