Save the Children said today that two of its staff were killed in a Christmas Eve attack in Myanmar that killed more than 30 people. The international aid group says the country's military is responsible for the attack.
Smoke and fire rises on Oct. 29 in Chin State, Myanmar, where more than 160 buildings have been destroyed by Junta military troops. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Imagesmore than 30 people, including women and children, during an attack in Kayah state on Christmas Eve.The two staff members, both new fathers, were returning to their office after working on a humanitarian response when they were caught up in the attack, according to the organization.
Save the Children on Tuesday called on the U.N. Security Council to "set out the steps they will take to hold those responsible to account."operations in strife-torn Kayah state following the incident.Myanmar's ruling military, which came into power by overthrowing the country's democratically elected government, has amassed widespread criticism for the growing violence in the region.
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