Troops 'watched Burma atrocities'

Government forces stood by and watched as sectarian violence erupted last month in western Burma and then opened fire on Muslim Rohingyas as they tried to save their burning homes, Human Rights Watch said today.

In a 56-page report, the New York-based rights group called for strong international reaction to “atrocities” committed during last month’s bloody unrest between Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas.