Rohingya flee for Bangladesh as fresh violence erupts in Myanmar

August 26, 2017 9:04 PM

YANGON (REUTERS) – About 1,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing the escalating violence in Myanmar have been halted at the border with Bangladesh, Bangladeshi security officials said on Saturday (Aug 26), as fresh fighting erupted in Myanmar’s north-western Rakhine state.

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