The majority of the people killed (69%) were shot, while others were burned and beaten to death. Show Hide The Rohingya are Muslims who live in majority-Buddhist Myanmar. Nearly all of Myanmar's 1.1 million Rohingya live in the western coastal state of Rakhine. Extremist nationalist movements insist the group are illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, although the Rohingya say they are native to Rakhine state. The high death toll tallies with reports from numerous journalists and human rights groups.

Source: The Guardian December 14, 2017 08:25 UTC