06-03-2017 14:10 via yahoo.com

Dozens killed in Myanmar-China border clashes

At least 30 people were killed Monday in a day of intense fighting in a town on Myanmar's border with China, authorities said, after rebels dressed in police uniforms launched a surprise raid.The clashes are some of the worst to break out in the Chinese-speaking Kokang region since fighting in 2015 left scores dead and forced tens of thousands to flee across the border into China.Myanmar is already torn by various ethnic insurgencies.
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