Let Yet Kone

Let Yet Kone (Burmese: လက်ယက်ကုန်း) is a village in Ye-U District, Sagaing Region of Myanmar.[1] Let Yet Kone has about 3,000 villagers living in 400 houses.[2] Most villagers in Let Yet Kone are rice or peanut farmers.[3]

Let Yet Kone
လက်ယက်ကုန်း
Village
Let Yet Kone is located in Myanmar
Let Yet Kone
Let Yet Kone
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 22°40′36″N 95°24′09″E
Country Myanmar
DivisionSagaing Region
DistrictYe-U District
TownshipTabayin Township
Population
est. 3,000
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MMT)

Massacre
Main article: Let Yet Kone massacre

On 16 September 2022, Myanmar Air Force's two helicopters fired machine guns and heavier weapons at a monastic school in Let Yet Kone, killing 7 children and injuring 17 others.[4][5] In addition, the ground column attacked the village after the air attack.[6] After the attack, about 30 children were wounded and 20 children and three teachers were taken way by soldiers.

References
  1. "Place codes (Pcodes)". Myanmar Information Management Unit. June 2020.
  2. "Myanmar School Massacre: 'The Lives of Our Children Have Been Sacrificed' (Published Sept. 2022)". The Irrawaddy. 2022-09-21. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  3. "Myanmar: Air strikes have become a deadly new tactic in the civil war". BBC News. 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
  4. "Myanmar's junta denies deadliest attack on school after 13 found dead". The Independent. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. "School attack in Let Yet Kone village may be considered a war crime with commanders criminally liable – Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar - Myanmar | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. "ဒီပဲယင်းက ကလေး ၉ဦး ကို စစ်တပ်က ရေဦး၌သင်္ဂြိုဟ်ကာ အလောင်းဖျောက်". Irrawaddy (in Burmese). 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.


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