Myanmar’s military-controlled government has accused pro-democracy fighters of killing 15 civilians in a nighttime mortar attack in a restive central area of the country, charges denied by the guerrilla group.

As per a  report on Thursday the so-called People’s Defense Forces attacked the village of Ngwe Twin in the southern part of the Sagaing region at 4 am on Wednesday with handmade mortars, killing 15 people and injuring seven others, including three monks.