At least ten Rohingya Muslims were shot dead by police and soldiers yesterday during a raid on their village in Burma’s remote Rakhine state, according to activist groups Getty ImagesThe authorities in western Burma have closed schools, raided homes, imposed a curfew and killed Muslim civilians after a wave of co-ordinated attacks on police border posts which threaten to reignite a deadly conflict in one of southeast Asia’s tensest regions. At least ten Rohingya Muslims were shot dead by police and soldiers yesterday during a raid on their village in Burma’s remote Rakhine state, according to activist groups. The raid was part of a crackdown on the stateless Rohingya, following simultaneous attacks on guard posts which have stunned the government and appear to mark a new chapter in a…

Source: The Times October 11, 2016 08:03 UTC