30 killed as Myanmar’s army intensifies crackdown on Muslims

‘Myanmar’s forces have killed dozens of Rohinya Muslims in its latest wave of crackdown on the country’s most persecuted minority in western Rakhine State.
The military said in a statement on Monday that about 30 members of what it called a Rohingya Muslim “militant group” during clashes that erupted in the border town of Maungdaw over the weekend. Authorities have blocked access to the area, making it difficult to independently verify government reports or accusations of army abuse.
Northern Rakhine has been under a military lockdown since an alleged attack on the country’s border guards on October 9 left nine police officers dead, with the government accusing Rohingyas of being behind the assault.’
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