At least 10 people are dead and 7 others injured after Myanmar's military bombed a village in the country's northwest. It comes as the junta increasingly resorts to airstrikes to target pro-democracy forces in remote parts of the country.

Residents in the region of Sagaing said a military aircraft dropped at least 3 bombs and opened fire on a village on Tuesday. The attack destroyed a monastery and 13 houses.

"By the time I heard the sound of the aircraft, it was too late to do anything," said a resident. "There was an explosion and all my family members were dead."

Fighting between the military and pro-democracy forces is particularly intense in this region. But residents say this village was not home to any fighters.

A non-profit organization in Myanmar says the military had conducted more than 450 airstrikes this year as of the end of April, killing 292 civilians. The death toll has already surpassed that of the whole of last year.