"Several people, most of them students, have been killed in an airstrike allegedly by Myanmar's military on two private schools in a village in the western state of Rakhine, the Arakan Army (AA) and local media have said. The conflict in Rakhine is one of several armed struggles taking place in the Asian country since the military ousted a civilian government led by democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021."
"In a statement on the messaging app Telegram on Saturday, the AA said the military attacked two private high schools in the village of Thayet Thapin in the township of Kyauktaw, which it controls, killing 19 students aged between 15 and 21 and wounding 22 more. Kyauktaw is situated 250 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Mandalay, the country's second-largest city,"
"Local online media in the state reported that 22 students were killed in the strike, with one outlet, Myanmar Now, saying a junta warplane dropped two 500-pound (227-kg) bombs on one school while students were sleeping just after midnight on Friday. The two schools were named as the Pyinnyar Pan Khinn and A Myin Thit private high schools. The reports cannot be independently confirmed amid limited communications in the region."
An alleged airstrike by Myanmar's military struck two private high schools in Thayet Thapin village, Kyauktaw township, Rakhine State. The Arakan Army reported 19 students aged 15–21 killed and 22 wounded; local media reported 22 student deaths and said a junta warplane dropped two 500-pound bombs while students slept just after midnight. The schools were named Pyinnyar Pan Khinn and A Myin Thit. Kyauktaw lies about 250 kilometers southwest of Mandalay. Communications disruptions have prevented independent confirmation, the military has not announced an attack, and UNICEF condemned the strike as a "brutal attack."
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