Myanmar junta airstrikes kill six students, wound dozens in Chin State

Mizzima

Myanmar’s junta carried out two airstrikes on schools in Chin State within five days, killing six students and injuring more than 40 others, local administrative bodies and resistance forces said.

The first air raid took place around 7 pm on 8 October, targeting schools in Wamathoo and Htin Chaung villages, Mindat township. The second strike hit a school in Van Har village, Hakha township, at 10:25 am on 13 October.

Zar Kyone Lian, Secretary General of the Chin Defence Force (CDF) – Hakha, condemned the attacks, describing them as part of a growing pattern of strikes against civilian targets.

“We strongly denounce the Military Commission’s deliberate bombing of schools, which has killed children and sown fear among our new generation – the future of our nation,” he said.

During the 13 October strike, three bombs were dropped. One detonated near a pond to the west of the school, killing two children and injuring more than 20 others, several critically.

Two school buildings were destroyed in the blast, Zar Kyone Lian said.

He noted that the airstrike occurred despite the absence of any clashes near Van Har, a village situated roughly 25 miles from Hakha, the state capital.

“The CDF–Hakha will continue to resist until the military dictatorship is completely removed,” he added.