NAYPYIDAW, Aug 8 (agencies): A man was shot dead after security forces in strife-torn western Myanmar opened fire as unrest broke out in a camp for displaced Muslims, authorities said Friday.
Police were called to a displacement camp near the Rakhine state capital Sittwe on Wednesday, as a group of inhabitants attempted to attack two local brothers, aged 13 and 21, who they accused of theft.
Officers fired warning shots as they tried to rescue the pair and were attacked with rocks and knives, according to state media reports and local police.
"One man was shot and killed when he tried to stab police," a police officer in Sittwe told AFP, asking not to be named. Two other men were arrested.
One shot dead by police in Myanmar camp
FE Team | Published: August 09, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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