Drone attack on junta base in Myanmar, 400 flee to Thailand

People walk past a building destroyed by a military airstrike in Kyaw Kyauktaung town, western Rakhine state, Myanmar, on May 15. Photo: AFP

More than 400 people fled across the border into Thailand after ethnic minority armed groups in Myanmar launched a drone attack on a junta base on Thursday, AFP reported from Bangkok, citing the Thai armed forces.

The National Liberation Army and the Karen National Defense Organization "used drones to bomb the junta border base at 4:45 a.m. local time."

In a statement, they also said that 414 displaced people from Myanmar have fled to Mae La in Tak province, Thailand.