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Rohingya migrants in Malaysia protest violence in Myanmar

(30 Aug 2017) Dozens of ethnic Rohingya Muslims living in Malaysia gathered outside the Myanmar embassy in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday to protest against the violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine state. A majority of the Myanmar's estimated one million Rohingya live in the northern part of Rakhine state, where Rohingya insurgents launched coordinated attacks last week against police posts, provoking allegedly brutal retaliation by government forces. Rohingya Muslims are fleeing towards Bangladesh for safety, along with a smaller exodus of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists. Human rights groups and advocates for the Rohingya say the army retaliated by burning down villages and shooting civilians. The government blames Rohingya insurgents for the violence, including the arson. The official death toll in the violence was 96 as of Sunday, and the actual number is likely to be higher. The head of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations was present at the demonstration in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Azmi Abdul Hamid, President of the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations, vowed to urge the Malaysian government to expel predominantly Buddhist Myanmar migrant workers from the country. He also criticised Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi's lack of action or condemnation of the violence targeting Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...