Senior monk among 12 killed in Myanmar military plane crash

A well-known senior Buddhist monk was among 12 people who died in a military plane crash in Myanmar on Thursday.

A well-known senior Buddhist monk was among at least 12 people who died when a plane belonging to Myanmar’s military crashed on Thursday in the country’s central Mandalay region, state media reported. Army-run Myawaddy TV said a boy was one of two survivors on the flight from the capital, Naypyitaw, to Pyin Oo Lwin, also known as Maymyo. The other person taken to a hospital was reported to be a member of the military, but several other unconfirmed reports said he later died. The plane was carrying six military personnel in addition to two monks and six devotees to Pyin Oo Lwin for a ceremony to lay the foundation for a new monastery, the report said.