Death toll from Mrauk-U school airstrike rises to three

The death toll from a military junta airstrike on a post-primary school in Kyetzay Ward, Mrauk-U town, Arakan State, has risen to three after a man who was receiving medical treatment for his injuries died.

By Admin 14 Nov 2026

Scene of the damaged surroundings of the Mrauk-U post-primary school following the military junta airstrike.
Scene of the damaged surroundings of the Mrauk-U post-primary school following the military junta airstrike.

DMG Newsroom

14 November 2026, Mrauk-U

The death toll from a military junta airstrike on a post-primary school in Kyetzay Ward, Mrauk-U town, Arakan State, has risen to three after a man who was receiving medical treatment for his injuries died.

On the night of November 12, a military junta jet fighter dropped two bombs on the Basic Education Post-Primary School in Kyetzay Ward, Mrauk-U town.

The initial attack killed 23-year-old Ma Nu Nu Win and 20-year-old Ko Zaw Hein Thu and injured eight other people.

Among the injured, 30-year-old Ko Min Phyo Tun, who sustained critical injuries to his arms and legs, died on November 14 while receiving medical treatment.

Ko Min Phyo Tun was an internally displaced person (IDP) from Sittwe who had opened and was running a cold drink shop near the school in Kyetzay Ward.

The airstrike also destroyed residential houses and damaged several monastery buildings in the ward.

Previously, on November 1, a military junta jet fighter bombed a temporary maternity ward near Ngwetaungpauk in Mrauk-U town, killing five civilians, including a newborn baby.