Thousands flee deadly Myanmar clashes
By Agence France Presse (AFP) Tuesday, November 09, 2010 – Powered by –> YANGON: Rebel troops clashed with government soldiers in eastern Myanmar Monday following rare elections, leaving three civilians dead as more than 10,000 fled across the Thai border, officials said. Fierce fighting between ethnic minority soldiers and government forces in Karen State drove thousands across the border – mostly women and children – said Samart Loyfah, the governor of Thailand’s Tak Province. “Army, police and civil authorities have prepared an area to accommodate them 5 kilometers from the…
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