Bomb (Air Delivered) event in Kyetmauk Taung area, Myanmar on Wed 1st July 2026

1st July 2026

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The Myanmar military continued its airstrikes on Buthidaung and Maungdaw along the western Rakhine border today, July 1, 2026, injuring at least three people, including two child, and destroying multiple homes.

At around 10:00 a.m., a Myanmar Air Force jet fighter and a Y-12 transport aircraft targeted Kyetmauk Taung, a Muslim village in Buthidaung Township. The aircraft dropped two 500-pound bombs directly onto the community.

Local villagers reported that the heavy blasts wounded multiple residents and devastated local property.

At least three people were hurt. Among them were 12-year-old Swe Dul Amin (a third-grade student), 12-year-old Mamat Aros, and 50-year-old U Amin Hu Saung.

Swe Dul Amin suffered a broken left thigh from the bomb blast. Mamat Aros sustained wounds to his lower abdomen, and U Amin Hu Saung was struck in the right eyebrow.

Nearly 10 Muslim homes were heavily damaged or destroyed by the explosions.

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