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BDR Arrested two Burmese Nationals with Guns from Bangladesh-Burma border

Cox’s Bazar, May 21: The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has arrested two Burmese nationals with guns from Bangladesh-Burma border, according to our correspondent.

On 16 May 2004, while a group of BDR of Asad Toli, Border Out Post (BOP), under the Naikhongchari Battalion of Bandarban District was patrolling at border area, met three Burmese nationals and arrested them with two local made shotguns together with some cartridges and a long sword, he further added.

According to a local villager from border area, “ on that day, at about 3:00 pm, three Burmese nationals allegedly penetrated into Bangladesh from the border pillar No. 45 and were wandering across the border area to commit robbery. But, unfortunately, at around 6:00 pm, they were met with BDR and have been arrested by the said forces. At that time, one of them could manage to escape, while the two others were picked up by BDR.”

The arrested Burmese nationals are Maung Saw Hla, 26, son of Lin Zaw, Chin Maung, 20, son of Tun Aung and one escapee, named Lay Lang, son of U Saw Sein. They all are Arakanese Buddhists from Maungdaw Township of Arakan State, according to a source of Bangladeshi intelligence.

The two arrestees were sent to Naikhongchari police station of Bandarban District and filed a case against them. ##

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