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Indonesia condemns violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state

Indonesia has condemned the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Indonesian president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for an end to violence against them in Myanmar. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conference in Jakarta today, the president said, there is mounting concern in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, about a military crackdown against the minority Muslims in Rakhine that has forced tens of thousands to flee into Bangladesh. He conndemed the violence against them and promised humanitarian assistance to them.<br/>'<br/>Tens of thousands more Rohingya people crossed by boat and on foot into Bangladesh yesterday as they flee violence in western Myanmar. The UNHCR Refugee Agency spokeswoman Vivian Tan said that roughly 60,000 arrived in Bangladesh since the violence erupted on 25th August.<br/>'''<br/><br/><br/>

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