<span style="color: #222222;">Nine policemen have been killed in a militant attack in the western Rakhine state of Myanmar. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The government today said the attack, carried out by Arakan Army insurgents, happened late yesterday in Yoetayoke village, just an hour north of Rakhine state's capital Sittwe. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Myanmar's Ministry of Information said on its Facebook page that nearly 60 members of the Arakan Army terrorist group attacked using small and large weapons. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The statement added that one policeman is injured and another one is missing. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The insurgent Arakan Army killed 13 police in a similar attack further north in January and has frequently clashed with Myanmar security forces since December. </span><br />