12 killed in overnight violence in Myanmar Rakhine

‘Myanmar says at least 12 people have been killed in attacks on police posts in the western state of Rakhine.
Seven Rohingya Muslims and five policemen were killed overnight on Thursday in the restive state, where the military is accused of committing atrocities against the persecuted Rohingya Muslim community.
A government statement said militants staged coordinated attacks on at least 24 police posts, while some 150 men were also attempting to break into a military base.
“The extremist Bengali insurgents attacked a police station in Maungdaw region in northern Rakhine state with a handmade bomb explosive,” said the statement.’
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