139 'Rohingya graves' found on Malaysia border

Malaysian authorities have discovered what they believe are 139 graves in a series of abandoned camps used by human traffickers.

139 'Rohingya graves' found on Malaysia border

Malaysian authorities have discovered what they believe are 139 graves in a series of abandoned camps used by human traffickers on the border with Thailand where Rohingya Muslims fleeing Burma have been held.

Police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said at least 28 camps were found along a 30-mile stretch of the Malaysian-Thai border and forensics teams were exhuming the suspected graves to search for bodies.

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