YANGON: At least five ethnic Rohingya were killed and several injured after troops clashed with insurgents in Myanmar's conflict-torn western state of Rakhine, a lawmaker and two residents said on Sunday (March 1). Khine Thu Kha, the Arakan Army spokesman, blamed government troops for the civilian casualties. Myanmar army artillery shells hit the village of Bu Ta Lone, killing four people, the Arakan Army spokesman said in a message. There were conflicting accounts of the number of Rohingya injured, which ranged from six to 11, along with several members of the state's Rakhine ethnic majority. In early January, four Rohingya children died in a blast the military and rebels blamed on each other.

Source: The Star March 01, 2020 12:11 UTC