Rights group says Muslims massacred in Myanmar amid official denials

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Ethnic Rohingya refugees from Myanmar wave as they are transported by a wooden boat to a temporary shelter in Krueng Raya in Aceh BesarBy Jared Ferrie YANGON (Reuters) – Security forces in western Myanmar massacred at least 40 Rohingya Muslims last week, including women and children, a human rights group said on Thursday, quoting witness accounts, despite official denials of the killings. Bangkok-based Fortify Rights said it spoke to witnesses and other credible sources who confirmed the massacre, which would be the deadliest incident in western Rakhine state since October 2012, when ethnic Rakhine Buddhists fought minority Rohingya Muslims. Rakhine state government spokesman Win Myaing told Reuters on Thursday that he visited the area and found no evidence of mass killings.

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