71 dead as Rohingya militants attack police, army base in Myanmar

At least 71 people were killed Friday in Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine State when Rohingya Muslim insurgents launched simultaneous predawn attacks on 30 security outposts, police stations and an army base, according to the government's latest update.It earlier said clashes broke out in Maungdaw district of northern Rakhine around 1 a.m. when "extremist Bengali terrorists" attacked security outposts and police stations in 24 separate locations in the area, which is mostly populated by minority Rohingya Muslims.(Myanmar's State Counsellor Office Information Committee)The government of the pr…READ FULL ARTICLE