Pazigyi () is a village and village tract in

Kanbalu Township Kanbalu Township is a township in Kanbalu District in the Sagaing Division of north-western Burma.

Sagaing Region Sagaing Region (, ; formerly Sagaing Division) is an administrative divisions of Myanmar, administrative region of Myanmar, located in the north-western part of the country between latitude 21° 30' north and longitude 94° 97' east. It is border ...

, Myanmar.

Massacre

On 11 April 2023, the

Myanmar Air Force The Myanmar Air Force (, ) is the aerial branch of the Tatmadaw, the armed forces of Myanmar. The primary mission of the Myanmar Air Force (MAF) since its inception has been to provide transport, logistical, and close air support to the Myanm ...

launched an

airstrike An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps, balloons, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft, bombers, attack helicopters, and drones. The official d ...

at the opening ceremony of the People's Administration Office in Pazigyi village, killing at least 170 villagers. In the attack, a

fighter jet Fighter aircraft (early on also ''pursuit aircraft'') are military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat. In military conflict, the role of fighter aircraft is to establish air superiority of the battlespace. Domination of the a ...

dropped bombs on a gathering of protesters against Myanmar's military junta. Afterwards, a helicopter, possibly an

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, fired indiscriminately on civilians.

References

Populated places in Sagaing Region {{Sagaing-geo-stub