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In Rohingya camp, tensions mount over Myanmar plan to revoke ID cards

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By Andrew R.C. Marshall

THAE CHAUNG, Myanmar , Feb 17 (Reuters) - Myanmar's decision to revoke temporary identification cards for minorities is raising tensions among its 1.1 million Rohingya Muslims, who have effectively been disenfranchised just days after parliament approved a law affirming their right to vote in a referendum.

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