Three students were killed and six others injured when Myanmar's military struck a Christian Bible school in Hpapun District, Karen State, on November 3, Christian Solidarity Worldwide reports. CSW says the attack began at about 3pm even though no active combat was taking place.

According to CSW, regime forces dropped more than ten bombs from jet fighters and then carried out an hour-long bombardment with armed drones. During the strike, an armed drone detonated directly over the Bible school in Day Bu Noh village in Pkay Bu Village Tract, Lu Thaw Township. The area is governed by Karen National Union Brigade 5. Two female students died instantly and seven others were hurt.

On November 4, local officials helped carry two critically injured students across the Salween River into Thailand for emergency treatment. One female student died on the way to Sop Moei Hospital, CSW says, bringing the confirmed death toll to three. The remaining injured continue to receive emergency care.

CSW says the strike fits a pattern in Karen State and other ethnic minority regions, where junta forces have repeatedly hit places of worship, religious schools and civilian buildings. The group says the military has carried out sustained aerial bombardment, artillery shelling and village arson in Hpapun District since May 2026. On October 25, CSW reports, a military jet dropped four bombs on Mae Nu Hta village along the Salween River, killing a child and injuring at least two others.

CSW's chief executive, Scot Bower, said the group is "outraged and appalled by the junta's deliberate attack on a Christian Bible school in Hpapun District." He called for the international community to enforce an aviation fuel embargo and hold the regime to account. Romans 12:15 tells us to weep with those who weep. Pray for the families of these three young women, for the six still being treated and for the churches serving families displaced by the fighting.

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