At least 12 people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Myanmar, according to a fire brigade spokesperson on Thursday.
The accident occurred near the central city of Mandalay, the spokesperson told dpa.
The weather conditions were very bad, according to local news reports.
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Soldiers and Buddhist monks were on board.
The monks had been due to take part in a religious ceremony, the reports said.
The plane was en route from the capital, Naypyidaw, to the city of Pyin Oo Lwin and crashed shortly before landing, according to Myawaddy TV, a station run by the military junta.
Images were posted in social media showing the crashed plane.
Since the military staged a coup in early February and deposed the civilian government, there have been protests throughout the country, in spite of a bloody crackdown by the regime.
According to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners, a non-profit, at least 858 people have been killed and more than 5,900 people have been detained since the military coup. (dpa/NAN)
