Myanmar army denies Rohingya genocide, says some individuals may have committed crimes
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Myanmar army denies Rohingya genocide, says some individuals may have committed crimes

FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees gather behind a barbed-wire fence in a temporary settlement setup in a "no man's land" border zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh, April 25, 2018. (AFP) -
FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees gather behind a barbed-wire fence in a temporary settlement setup in a "no man's land" border zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh, April 25, 2018. (AFP) -

Myanmar's military did not commit genocide against minority Rohingya Muslims during 2017 operations in Rakhine state, but crimes may have been committed by personnel on an individual level, an army spokesman said on Thursday.

Junta spokesman Zaw Min Tun was responding to a question at a news conference about a U.S. announcement that it had formally determined genocide and crimes against humanity had taken place in "widespread and systematic" attacks.


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