Myanmar villagers flee to Bangladesh amid Rakhine violence
Occurred in Myanmar on Feb. 8, 2019 at 12:05 p.m.
Reported by Ko Min via Internet on Feb. 9, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
Reported by Ko Min via Internet on Feb. 9, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
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Scores of ethnic-minority villagers have crossed from western Myanmar into Bangladesh in recent days amid fighting between the Myanmar military and ethnic Rakhine rebels, according to Bangladesh border guards and an activist.
Members of 38 families said they fled their homes fearing attack from military helicopters, Colonel Zahirul Haque Khan, the Border Guards Bangladesh commander in Bandarban district where the group of 136 people are now living in shelters, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency on Thursday.
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