Overview

• An Arakan Army spokesman and local media said a junta warplane dropped two bombs on Pyinnyar Pan Khinn and A Myin Thit private high schools in Thayet Thapin village, Kyauktaw, around midnight.
• The reported toll ranges from 18 to 19 students killed with 21 to 22 injured, most of them teenagers roughly 15 to 21 years old, with several in critical condition.
• Local outlet Myanmar Now reported that two 500‑pound bombs hit while students slept, and relief workers said nearby houses were also damaged.
• The area is under Arakan Army control, the military has not acknowledged an operation there, and communications blackouts are limiting independent verification.
• The incident reflects a wider escalation in air operations since the 2021 coup as the Arakan Army consolidates territory in Rakhine, drawing fresh international condemnation.