A total of 418 schools in three townships in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state have been closed as the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) terrorists continued their attacks, in which at least seven Hindus were killed, media reports said on Monday.
Of the schools closed, 183 are from Maungtaw township, 212 from Buthidaung township and 23 in Yathedaung township, said Xinhua news agency citing local media. Over 80,000 students had enrolled in the Maungtaw district this academic year which started from June.
Extremist terrorists launched renewed attacks on 30 police outposts in northern Rakhine on August 25.