Myanmar airstrike kills more than 50 as calls mount for jet fuel ban

Deaths may surpass 100 at village event installing pro-democracy administration

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Myanmar fighter jets fly during a parade. The military has increased the use of fighter jets in attacks against villages cooperating with the pro-democracy forces. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK -- More than 50 people attending a pro-democracy gathering were killed in an airstrike in a village in northwestern Myanmar on Tuesday, as the international community considers tightening export restrictions on aviation fuel to the military regime.

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