Gunfire wounds six in temple town

YANGON: At least six people were wounded in firing as Myanmar soldiers hunted ethnic Rakhine insurgents in the western town of Mrauk U, residents said, while the military issued a statement saying a convoy was ambushed entering the historic temple town.

Soldiers moved into the town on Monday night, marking an intensification of violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, where for the past few weeks security forces have waged a campaign against a militant group called the Arakan Army.