Britain asks for UN Security Council to discuss Myanmar violence

UNITED NATIONS - Britain has asked for the UN Security Council to meet on Wednesday to discuss escalating deadly violence between Rohingya insurgents and Myanmar security forces in Rakhine state, Britain@@@s UN Ambassador Matthew Rycroft said on Tuesday.
"Need to address long-term issues in Rakhine, urge restraint by all parties," Rycroft posted on Twitter.
A series of coordinated attacks by Rohingya insurgents on security forces in the north of Myanmar@@@s Rakhine state on Friday has triggered a fresh exodus to Bangladesh of Rohingya Muslim villagers trying to escape the violence.
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