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Aung San Suu Kyi Says 'Fake News Helping Terrorists'
Myanmar's de facto leader says the crisis in Rakhine state is being distorted by misinformation.
The country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, says the crisis in Rakhine state is being distorted by misinformation. UN officials estimate that more than one-hundred-and-forty thousand Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh.
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(Photo: Aung San Suu Kyi. Credit: Getty Images)
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