Some children were killed on the spot by the shooting, while others died after troops entered the village in the central Sagaing region, according to local media reports.
Cracking down on resistance to military rule in Myanmar, junta troops have allegedly torched hundreds of buildings in several villages in the country's north last week.
Ousted leader makes her first in-person court appearance since February putsch left Myanmar in chaos as military junta continues to crackdown on dissent.
New designation means anyone including journalists speaking to lawmakers and politicians ousted in a February coup can be subjected to charges under counter-terrorism laws.
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