Thousands Rohingya Muslims flee Myanmar to Bangladesh

    More than 18,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled violence from Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh.

    Thousands of refugees have poured across the border from Myanmar’s Rohine state in less than a week.

    Military action has escalated in the area following an attack by Rohingya militants on 30 police posts on Friday, 25 August.

    Aid workers receiving refugees claim around a dozen of the new arrivals have required treatment for gunshot wounds.

    It is believed thousands more are waiting at the border to gain entry.

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