Local and foreign journalists visit Hindu mass grave site

28 September 2017
Local and foreign journalists visit Hindu mass grave site
Villagers crying at the site where the bodies were found. Photo: Thura for Mizzima

Local and foreign journalists, including from Mizzima, visited the site where dead bodies were found in a rice field near a Hindu village.
So far 45 bodies of Hindu villagers have been found, and a search team is looking for more.
The authorities say they believe the people were killed by Rohingya terrorists. A total of 92 people are still reported missing, according to a statement by the Myanmar government.
The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), believed responsible issued a statement its Twitter feed yesterday ‘categorically’ denying it was responsible.