Drone attack on school injures three teachers and student
September 5, 2025
HURFOM: On September 3rd, 2025, the military junta used drones to attack a school operated under the Karen Education and Culture Department (KECD) in Naung Ta Khee village, Peta Kha village tract, Pine Kyone Township, Hpa-An District, Karen State.
The attack injured three schoolteachers and a student, according to the statement by the Karen National Union.
There was no active armed clash in the area, yet the 7082nd Kaw Thu Lay Basic Middle School was attacked by a kamikaze drone, which injured a male schoolteacher, a female schoolteacher and a young student.
The school office and the school roof were also destroyed by the attack.
Villagers told HURFOM that the army used three drones but only one drone hit the target. The junta has also been using aerial patrols for surveillance in Pine Kyone Township.
Naung Ta Khee village is mostly inhabited by Karen people and is under the control of the 7th Brigade of the Karen National Liberation Army – KNLA.
Local news agencies have reported that at least three kamikaze drone attacks have taken place in the 7th Brigade area between late 2024 and mid 2025.
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