Gory days

摘要

ALONG the grassy banks of the Naf river, -iVtearful families wait with bags and bundles as they attempt to flee Myanmar into neighbouring Bangladesh. They are scared to return to their homes in the western state of Rakhine after Muslim militants attacked 30 police posts and a military base on August 25th. They fear the army will butcher Muslim Rohingyas in return. Hostility to Rohingyas, a minority in largely Buddhist Myanmar, has repeatedly led to bloodshed in recent years. People of several faiths have died in the turmoil. The emergence of a new, sophisticated group of Rohingya militants is likely to exacerbate the violence. More than 100 people have been killed in just a few grisly days as troops have hunted for the insurgents.