7 ethnic Rakhine killed as Myanmar police open fire at riot:

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AFP Yangon
Last Updated : Jan 17 2018 | 9:45 AM IST
Myanmar police opened fire on a mob of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists as they tried to seize a government office late yesterday, killing seven and injuring 13 more, police said.
"Seven people were killed and 13 injured during last night's violence in Mrauk U," police spokesman Colonel Myo Soe told AFP after rioting broke out at a rally attended by some 5,000 Rakhine Buddhists in the febrile state.

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First Published: Jan 17 2018 | 9:45 AM IST

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