Last of Refugees Return to Myawaddy
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Wednesday 10th November, 2010 at 16:09:13| Words: 152 words | Category: News Photos
Last batch of Myanmar refugees with their belongings disembark from a boat as they arrive home in Myawaddy township, Myanmar Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. Clashes starting Sunday between ethnic rebels and government troops prompted an exodus of about 20,000 refugees across the border in to Thailand. Many of them headed home Tuesday after the fighting at the Thai-Myanmar border town of Myawaddy subsided. But about 1,000 still remained on Thai soil opposite the Three Pagoda Pass, another site of clashes in recent days. (AP)
A Thai soldier stands guard next to Thai national flag at a market on the Thai-Myanmar border in Mae Sot on November 10, 2010 after clashes between Myanmar government troops and ethnic minority rebels. The Myawaddy clash followed an armed demonstration by rebels in the town over the election as well as attempts to force ethnic minority troops to join a 'border guard force' -- which would put them under state control. (Getty Images)
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