22 People, Mostly Children, Dead in Junta Airstrike on Boarding School in Rakhine

A Myanmar junta airstrike on a private boarding school in Thayat Tabin Village in Rakhine State’s Kyauktaw Township on Friday killed 22 people, mostly schoolchildren, according to local media reports and residents.

Kyauktaw town has been controlled by the AA since January last year.

During the airstrike, which occurred at 1 a.m., two 500-pound bombs struck the Pyinnya Pan Khinn High School and a nearby area.