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| Rakhine unrest leaves four soldiers dead | |
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| At least four soldiers were killed in a third day of clashes in Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state on Tuesday, the army said. | |
| State media said the soldiers were attacked by 300 men armed with pistols, swords and knives. | State media said the soldiers were attacked by 300 men armed with pistols, swords and knives. |
| Nine police officers were killed in co-ordinated attacks at the weekend along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh. | Nine police officers were killed in co-ordinated attacks at the weekend along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh. |
| Rakhine has seen long-running tensions between Buddhists and the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority. | Rakhine has seen long-running tensions between Buddhists and the mostly Muslim Rohingya minority. |
| The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says it is not clear who is behind this newly active armed force in Rakhine, but the Rohingya are being blamed for the attacks. | The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says it is not clear who is behind this newly active armed force in Rakhine, but the Rohingya are being blamed for the attacks. |
| If that is the case, it would mark a worrying new phase of the crisis in Rakhine state, our correspondent adds. | If that is the case, it would mark a worrying new phase of the crisis in Rakhine state, our correspondent adds. |
| Journalists are not being allowed in the area. | Journalists are not being allowed in the area. |
| In 2012, communal violence gripped Rakhine, killing more than 100 people and driving thousands of Rohingya into refugee camps where many still live. | In 2012, communal violence gripped Rakhine, killing more than 100 people and driving thousands of Rohingya into refugee camps where many still live. |
| The Rohingya say they are descendants of Arab traders and have been in Myanmar for generations. | The Rohingya say they are descendants of Arab traders and have been in Myanmar for generations. |
| But many among the Buddhist majority believe they are Bengali migrants, and they are denied citizenship by the government. | But many among the Buddhist majority believe they are Bengali migrants, and they are denied citizenship by the government. |
| Tuesday's clashes in Pyaungpit village in Maungdaw township also left one attacker dead, according to the AFP news agency. | Tuesday's clashes in Pyaungpit village in Maungdaw township also left one attacker dead, according to the AFP news agency. |
| Troops also found seven dead bodies, state media said. Witnesses told the BBC the bodies were found dumped in a mass grave. | |
| The UN has expressed "deep concern" and asked all sides to "exercise maximum restraint". | The UN has expressed "deep concern" and asked all sides to "exercise maximum restraint". |
| "At this delicate juncture, the local communities at all levels must refuse to be provoked by these incidents and their leaders must work actively to prevent incitement of animosity or mutual hatred between Buddhist and Muslim communities," the special adviser to the secretary-general on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, said in a statement. | "At this delicate juncture, the local communities at all levels must refuse to be provoked by these incidents and their leaders must work actively to prevent incitement of animosity or mutual hatred between Buddhist and Muslim communities," the special adviser to the secretary-general on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, said in a statement. |