Officials say boat carrying Rohingya Muslims lands in Indonesia


  • World
  • Tuesday, 04 Dec 2018

Rohingya Muslim people as seen inside a room at Kuala Idi Rayeuk port after arriving on a wooden boat in Aceh Timur, Indonesia, December 4, 2018. Antara Foto/Syifa Yulinnas via REUTERS

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian authorities said a boat carrying 20 men believed to be Rohingya Muslims landed on the northeastern shore of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Tuesday.

It is the latest in a series of boat departures from Myanmar and Bangladesh, from where Rohingya Muslims have attempted to flee to Malaysia in recent weeks, raising fears of a fresh wave of such dangerous voyages after a 2015 crackdown on people smugglers.

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