More Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar streamed toward the border on Thursday and Friday, despite government assurances that it was stopping the massive exodus of refugees to Bangladesh. A video obtained by The Associated Press that villagers said was shot Thursday in northern Rakhine state shows dozens of Rohingya attempting to swim across the currents of a muddy river, from where it is a more than 20-kilometre walk through jungles to the border.
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