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State Department: US Has Not Determined 'Genocidal Intent' for Attacks on
Rohingya

by Reuters

   WASHINGTON --

   The U.S. State Department has not made a determination of "genocidal
   intent" for attacks on Rohingya in Myanmar for legal reasons, a
   spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

   "It is a very specific legal designation. It is not one that is easily
   made. To the average person, of course these things are incredibly
   horrific and it seems we should just slap a label on something. Well,
   they're complex legal designations that have legal meaning and weight
   in courts around the world," said spokeswoman Heather Nauert.