Students were killed in Myanmar as a result of an airstrike on a Christian Bible school

In Karen State, Myanmar, three young women were killed and six others were injured as a result of a coordinated attack by government forces on a Christian Bible school. The incident occurred on November 3 in the village of Dey Bu No, located in the Hpapung district.

According to the international human rights organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), the military launched the attack without prior hostilities in the area. First, fighter jets dropped more than ten bombs, after which armed drones attacked the area for an hour. One of the drones exploded directly above the school building.

Two female students died at the scene, and a third victim died while being evacuated across the Salween River into Thailand. The remaining injured are currently receiving medical treatment. CSW Executive Director Scott Bauer strongly condemned the attack, calling it a systematic assault on religious institutions and civilian youth, which constitutes a gross violation of international humanitarian law. The organization called on the international community to impose an embargo on the supply of aviation fuel to Myanmar’s military junta.

Human rights activists emphasize that attacks on civilian infrastructure, educational institutions, and religious sites in the Karen region have become part of a broad campaign of aggression that has intensified since May 2026 and is accompanied by artillery shelling and the burning of villages.