UN investigators probing mass displacement in Myanmar


GENEVA/YANGON (AFP): UN war crimes investigators said Thursday they were tracking the escalating fighting in conflict-torn Myanmar's Rakhine State, and were probing reports that thousands from a persecuted minority had been displaced.

The United Nations' Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM) said in a statement that it was closely following events unfolding on the ground in Rakhine and "assessing if crimes against humanity and war crimes have been committed".

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