UN hits ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Rohingya

TEKNAF, Bangladesh: Myanmar is carrying out “ethnic cleansing” of Rohingya Muslims, a United Nations official has reportedly said, as horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder emerge from among the thousands who have fled to Bangladesh.

Up to 30,000 of the impoverished ethnic group have abandoned their homes in Myanmar to escape the unfolding violence, the UN said, after troops poured into the narrow strip where they live earlier this month.