Bangkok, Oct 18, 2024 (AFP) - Two held after Rohingya refugees suffocate to death in Thailand

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2024-10-18

Two Rohingya refugees fleeing the violence in Myanmar suffocated to death while packed into trucks in Thailand, with two suspected people-smugglers arrested Friday, police said. The mainly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in war-torn western Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia through Thailand. A passing monk found the two dead refugees, along with eight survivors -- seven of them injured......

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