3 Rohingya killed in clash with Myanmar police

Police and activists say several women villagers from Myanmar's Rohingya minority have been shot dead in a confrontation with security officials. A police officer in Mrauk-U township in western Rakhine state said Wednesday that three women died in Parein village, where they were part of a crowd that defied efforts to relocate them from the housing they have been living in since their original homes were burned by Buddhists in a wave of sectarian clashes last year that left hundreds dead. A website covering Rohingya news, Rohingya Blogger, said four women were shot dead and five other villagers wounded in the Tuesday confrontation when police opened fire after getting into a quarrel with the villagers, according to a report of the Associated Press.