45 Hindus found in Myanmar mass graves

Myanmar officials said yesterdaythattheyhaddiscovered at least 45 slain Hindus in three mass graves in the southeast Asian country’s conflict-torn northern Rakhine state.

The government blames Muslim insurgents for the killings.

Two of the graves were found on Sunday and contained the bodies of 20 females and eight males, Border Guard Police Major Zayar Nyein said.

Members of the government’s information committee said on its Facebook page that all eight males were boys, including six who were under ten years old.

It said another mass grave was yesterday discovered 200 metres away. It contained the bodies of 17 more Hindu villagers.

Police blame the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army insurgent group, or ARSA.