At least 30 people have been killed in a monastery in Myanmar’s southern Shan State.
The Karenni Nationalities Defence Force revealed that troops shelled the Nan Nein village and executed villagers they found hiding inside a monastery.
Myanmar has seen a growing number of deadly battles between its military and armed resistance groups since the junta seized power in a coup two years ago.
Some of the fiercest fighting has been in Shan State, which borders the capital Nay Pyi Taw and Thailand.