Breaking News : Peaceful demonstration in Maungdaw, police killed two

Breaking News

Peaceful demonstration in Maungdaw, police killed two

Maungdaw, Arakan State: The riot police fired on more than 500 young Rohingyas who are going to demonstrate peacefully in Myoma Kayandan village of Maungdaw Town Today at about 2:00pm to give the respect to the massacred 10- Muslim in Taungup on June 3. The riot police fired more than 40 rounds to the sky where two young Rohingyas died on the spot, some people injured and some houses are burning at this moment. The Rakhine surrounded the police station now and demanding, why the police fired to the young Rohingyas to death which will harm safety of the Rakhine community in Maungdaw. Detail news will come soon. Source

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