October 11, 2016
A woman was killed when military opened fire in Hawar Bil, Maungdaw North. Four other women were arrested from the spot and there are fears they have been raped in custody.
At around 2.30 pm on Tuesday, a military team entered the neighbourhood and when they did not find any men, they shot at the women. One died instantly on the spot. The four others have been taken to the camp.
Hawar Bil is close to the location where unidentified assailants attacked a border post. Since then a military led crackdown has killed scores of innocent civilians including women and children.
Rape of women in the custody of security forces is common throughout the country.
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