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Scores of Rohingya villagers in Myanmar have been massacred and buried in 5 mass graves, according to an exclusive investigation by the Associated Press news agency.
The report by the news agency on Thursday includes witness testimony from two dozen survivors and relatives of victims, as well as time-stamped mobile phone footage of the aftermath of the attack.
Estimates suggest 400 members of the persecuted minority were killed by Burmese troops.
In one massacre, a group of men were picking teams for a local football-like game called 'chinlone' in the village of Gu Dar Pyin, when soldiers began firing at them.
A survivor named Noor Kadir later found six of his friends buried in two separate mass graves. He said the bodies of the victims were only recogniseable through the colour of their shorts.
The mass killing is believed to have taken place on August 27 and survivors told the Associated Press that soldiers had tried to cover up evidence of the atrocity.
Video obtained by the agency indicates attempts at using acid to remove the bodies.
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Widely regarded as one of the most persecuted minorities in the world, the mainly Muslim Rohingya people, are denied citizenship by the Burmese government, which claims they are not native to Myanmar.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by MostCynical on Saturday February 03 2018, @01:33AM (1 child)
treaty (Maori)
Independent Nations (American Indian)
Mistreat, kill (disease, machetes, guns) possible genocide (almost all: Kurds, Australian Aborigines, South American tribes,, African groups..)
It seems the secret is to make sure your genocide doesn't stop, until there is no one left, and all you need to do is put a memorial or statue.
In this case, they left witnesses.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday February 03 2018, @10:40AM
If they exist, clearly there was no genocide, not until the proper UN inspectors and party functionaries have passed a new resolution on it.
If they no longer exist, well, no one would mourn over people who don't exist.
Either way, you're still screwed.