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The Tula Toli Massacre

23/11/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - Assignment, The Tula Toli Massacre

The chilling story of a massacre of Rohingya muslims in a small village in Myanmar

The chilling story of a massacre of Rohingya muslims in a small village in Myanmar carried out by government soldiers.  Gabriel Gatehouse hears eye witness accounts.

**Some listeners may find parts of this report distressing**
The chilling story of a massacre of Rohingya muslims in a small village in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.  On 30 August government soldiers swept through the village setting fire to homes, raping and killing dozens, possibly hundreds of its muslim inhabitants.  An ongoing military crackdown in the state has seen more than 500,000 Rohingya muslims flee to neighbouring Bangladesh since late August. 

The government of Aung San Suu Kyi has faced international condemnation over the crisis. She says the military is responding to attacks by Rohingya militants. But the Rohingya have long been persecuted in Myanmar: denied citizenship, decent healthcare and education. 

For Assignment, Gabriel Gatehouse investigates the massacre in Tula Toli. Speaking to survivors in camps in Bangladesh, he pieces together a picture of horrific violence, perpetrated in what has been described as a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing.” And he hears evidence that suggests the violence may have been planned in advance.  

(Photo: Rohingya mother holds her child's head to show scars from the attack on Tula Toli)

Producer: John Murphy

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