After the shooting stopped, Mr. Hossain, the 25-year-old village leader, stumbled from his hiding place toward a neighboring village. Myanmar’s military officials said they were hunting Rohingya militants and have denied committing atrocities against civilians in Chut Pyin. Local Rohingya leaders were summoned to an Aug. 22 meeting at the Chut Pyin schoolhouse, recalled Mr. Hossain, who attended. Run or hideEarly on Sunday, Aug. 27, Mr. Hossain, the eldest son of a relatively well-off Muslim family, was home eating breakfast. Mr. Hossain said he had been helping Rohingya villagers retrieve cattle from farmland that the military had declared off-limits.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 11, 2018 14:24 UTC