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11/09/2017 GMT

U.N: Myanmar Violence a 'Textbook' Example of Ethnic Cleansing

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The UN condemns Myanmar for "cruel military operation" against Rohingya Muslims

The UN condemns Myanmar for "cruel military operation" against Rohingya Muslims.

The UN condemns Myanmar for conducting a "cruel military operation" against Rohingya Muslims. More than 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh since violence erupted in Rakhine State late last month. Also, Hurricane Irma is continuing to batter Florida,, and free secondary education begins in Ghana.
 
(Picture: Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar rest near the border with between Bangladesh. Credit: EPA)

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