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Muslim protesters hold a banner
during a rally calling for an end to the violence against ethnic
Rohingya in Rakhine State of Myanmar, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Geneva -
Officials say Myanmar has released
at least six of the 12 international aid workers detained over the
summer amid an ethnic conflict.
The 12 aid workers are employed by
Doctors Without Borders, the U.N. refugee agency and the World Food
Program. They have been held since June by Myanmar authorities in
Rakhine state, an area of western Myanmar where a state of emergency was
declared because of ethnic clashes.
The groups gave few details about their cases, and it wasn't clear when or how the six have been freed.
Doctors Without Borders said
Wednesday that four of its six detained staff members were released. The
U.N. refugee agency said two of four Myanmar nationals on its staff
were released.
The World Food Program gave no details about its aid workers. - Sapa-AP
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