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Nine Myanmar policemen killed in Rakhine border attack
A series of attacks targeting border posts along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh have left nine police officers dead, officials in Rakhine region have told the BBC.
The attacks on three police posts near Maungdaw early on Sunday appeared to be co-ordinated, they said.
Police said those responsible were from the persecuted Rohingya minority group.
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Several attackers were also killed in Sunday's attacks, an official in Maungdaw told BBC Burmese.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37601928
The attacks on three police posts near Maungdaw early on Sunday appeared to be co-ordinated, they said.
Police said those responsible were from the persecuted Rohingya minority group.
...
Several attackers were also killed in Sunday's attacks, an official in Maungdaw told BBC Burmese.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-37601928