Two children among five killed and 17 injured as airstrikes hit school in Chin State

A primary school classroom at a Buddhist monastery in Sein Nyin Wa village in Paletwa Township, Chin State, was destroyed by regime airstrikes on Aug. 24. (Credit: AA)

At least five civilians, including two children, were killed and 17 others—including nine children—were injured by airstrikes carried out by the Myanmar Air Force on Sein Nyin Wa village of Paletwa Township, Chin State, on Monday. Paletwa, located along the Myanmar-India border 287 miles (462 km) south of the Chin State capital Hakha, was seized by the Arakan Army (AA) in January 2024.

The AA reported that the monastery, which housed a primary school, and 17 homes were destroyed by two regime jet fighters. A Paletwa resident, who witnessed the airstrikes, told DVB that classes were in session for children at the school inside the monastery when the attack happened.

A source close to the health department run by the United League of Arakan (ULA), the AA political wing, told DVB that six of the 17 injured were in critical condition at the hospital.