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Malaysia repatriates thousands of asylum seekers to Myanmar

Three ships from Myanmar's navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first returnees -- numbering nearly one and a half thousand.

Three ships from Myanmar's navy are scheduled to leave Malaysia later today carrying the first returnees -- numbering nearly one- and- a- half- thousand.

Malaysia says the repatriation is voluntary, but it's barred the UN refugee agency from seeing or screening the returnees. It says some are Muslim Rohingyas.

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And five men arrested near a military base in the UK on suspected terrorist charges have been released on bail.

(Photo: A first batch of dozens Myanmar nationals is seen inside Manjung sports complex in Manjung, state of Perak, Malaysia; Credit: Fazry Ismail/EPA/Shutterstock

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