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Five terror suspects arrested in northern Myanmar

Xinhua, January 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

Five terror suspects involved in last year's fatal armed attacks on police and soldiers in northern Myanmar have been arrested, the Myanmar News Agency reported Tuesday.

The five suspects were captured when security forces carried out a clearance operation in Myanmar's northern Rakhine state over the last two days.

They confessed that they took part in armed attacks in Ngakhura and Kyikanpyin villages last October, giving monetary aid to and recruiting new members for a terrorist group.

Three border outposts in Maungdaw, Rakhine were under violent attack by armed men on Oct. 9, in which nine policemen and five soldiers were killed.

A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in Maungdaw since Oct. 10.

Following the incident, the government formed a 13-member investigation commission, led by Vice President U Myint Swe, to probe into the background of the Oct. 9 violent attack.

The commission members visited Maungdaw in December and January for two rounds of field trip, inspecting the attacked villages and security camps.

Tasked to formally report to the president by Jan. 31, the commission released an interim report on Jan. 4, exposing that the armed attacks in Maungdaw were conducted by Havid Tuhar-led Aqa Mul Mujahidin linked with Rohingya Solidarity Organization (RSO) operating in the region. Endit