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August 31, 2017

Bangladesh: 18,000+ Rohingya Refugees Flee Government Violence in Burma
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In Bangladesh, aid groups say more than 18,000 refugees from the
majority-Muslim Rohingya community have fled violence in neighboring
Burma in recent days, with thousands more trapped at the border and
attempting to cross. The mass exodus came after Burmese security forces
stormed Rohingya towns, opening fire on civilians, torching homes and
forcing thousands to flee. Many of those arriving in Bangladesh
Wednesday arrived sick or with bullet wounds.

Noor Symon: "The Buddhists are killing us with bullets. They burned our
houses and tried to shoot us. They killed my husband with a bullet!"

Rohingyas have long faced persecution and violence in Burma, where they
are denied citizenship.


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