Around 400 dead in Myanmar violence: army chief's office

AFP  |  Yangon 

Around 400 people have been killed -- the majority Rohingya -- in communal violence in Myanmar's Rakhine State, the office of Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing said today.

"Until August 30... 370 bodies of terrorists were found," said a statement posted on its page, alluding to Rohingya militants, while 15 security forces and 14 civilians have also died in eight days of fighting.

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First Published: Fri, September 01 2017. 19:42 IST