28,000 flee Burma violence – UN

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Oct 28, 2012

The United Nation has warned that their figure of 28,000 displaced is likely to rise, as refugees in several areas along the western coast are yet to be counted.

The UN’s Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ashok Nigam, said that around 27,300 of the displaced are Muslim.

The latest violence in Arakan state has killed at least 84 people according to government figures, but human rights groups have claimed that the toll is likely to be much higher.

The Burmese government said on Monday that it has increased security in Arakan state.

Arakanese Buddhist mobs have been attacking Rohingya Muslims for several months now, killing hundreds and displacing nearly 100,000 of the stateless Rohingya.

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