Boat Carrying 70 Muslim Rohingya Sinks Off Myanmar

A boat carrying 70 Rohingya Muslim refugees capsized Sunday off Myanmar's coast.

World Bulletin / News Desk

(SITTWE World Bulletin) - A boat carrying almost 70 Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing sectarian tensions capsized Sunday off Myanmar's coast, police said, leaving dozens missing in treacherous seas.

The boat was believed to be taking the Rohingya from Myanmar's western state of Rakhine to Malaysia, where thousands of members of the Muslim minority have sought sanctuary since violent clashes with Buddhists erupted last year.

The missing are thought to have been internally displaced persons from the area around the state capital Sittwe.

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