Refugees start returning to Myanmar
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Tuesday 9th November, 2010 at 20:02:30| Words: 137 words | Category: News Photos
Boats carrying Myanmar refugees heading to Myawaddy town on the Moei river in Mae Sot, Thailand Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010. Fighting between ethnic rebels and government troops rumbled on for a third day Tuesday as activists warned that the violence, which has sparked a refugee exodus from Myanmar, could escalate in the aftermath of contentious elections. Hundreds of refugees returned home because of Thai officials declared that the northern area of Myawaddy was safe. (AP)
A Thai border policemen stands guard as Myanmar refugees sit in a temporary camp set up at a police base on the border town of Mae Sot on November 9, 2010. Some 20,000 people crossed from Myanmar into Thailand to escape clashes between government troops and ethnic rebels following Myanmar's first elections in 20 years, Thai officials said. (Getty Images)
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