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Bodies wash up on Bangladesh shore as Rohingya flee Myanmar

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Around 27,400 Rohingya cross into Bangladesh since Friday

  • Violence comes amid reports of vigilantes burning villages

  • Around 27,400 Rohingya cross into Bangladesh since Friday

  • Around 20,000 Rohingya stranded in no man's land

  • Countries appeal to Myanmar to protect civilians

By Nurul Islam

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Bangladeshi border guards have recovered two dozen bodies from the country's shore in the last two days, as tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims make desperate attempts to flee the worst violence involving the Myanmar minority in at least five years.

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