Myanmar's airstrike of concert draws global condemnation

Western diplomats say military defied its 'obligation to protect civilians'

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Charred wooden structures remain at this site in Myanmar's Kachin State after three fighter jets sent by the country's military bombed a concert on Oct. 23, killing scores of people. © AP

Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK/YANGON -- Myanmar's military government is facing a torrent of international censure as the death toll rises following Sunday's airstrike against a concert held by an ethnic minority separatist group.

There are now at least 60 confirmed dead from the air raid in the northern state of Kachin. The concert featuring a collection of singers and other musicians celebrated the anniversary of the founding of the Kachin Independence Organization, which represents the minority Kachin people.

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