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'Hallmarks of Genocide' in Myanmar, Says UN

01/02/2018 GMT

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Official said details of mass graves of Rohingyas, reported by AP, must be investigated

A senior UN official has said that reports of mass graves in Myanmar containing the bodies of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims have the hallmarks of genocide.

Official said details of mass graves of Rohingyas, reported by AP, must be investigated. Also: Mental health in Croatia; Cape Town's drought; Techlash  

(Picture: Rohingya refugees walking between Bangladesh and Myanmar Munir Uz Zaman/AFP/Getty Images)

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