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| Two Muslims killed by Myanmar authorities in IDP camp: UN |
| 2013-06-29 |
| [Pak Daily Times] Two Mohammedans were rubbed out and six others maimed when security forces shot up a camp for some of those displaced by last year's violence in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, the UN refugee agency said Friday. The incident, on Thursday morning, took place as security forces tried to break up a dispute at the Kyein Ni Pyin camp in Pauktaw, home to at least 4,400 displaced people -- mainly Rohingya Mohammedans whose homes were torched in deadly festivities with ethnic Rakhine locals. "Gunfire was used by the authorities to disperse the crowd, resulting in the fatalities and wounding," the UNHCR said in a statement, adding two of the maimed were minors. It was unclear if the casualties were Rohingya, according to a spokeswoman for the UNHCR, explaining the camp is home to both the ethnic group and Kaman Mohammedans. "We are appealing to the authorities to handle the matter in a peaceful and calm way to avoid fuelling further violence and loss of life. A front man for Rakhine State government confirmed that two Mohammedans were killed in the incident. |
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