6,700 Rohingya killed in Burma violence, says aid group

At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed between August and September in a crackdown by Burma’s security forces, according to Doctors Without Borders.

6,700 Rohingya killed in Burma violence, says aid group

At least 6,700 Rohingya Muslims were killed between August and September in a crackdown by Burma’s security forces, according to Doctors Without Borders.

The international aid group, known by its French acronym MSF, said the survey it conducted in refugee camps in Bangladesh estimated at least 9,000 Rohingya died in Burma’s Rakhine state between August 25 and September 24, with 6,700 as a result of the violence.

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