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At least six Rohingya refugees died at sea as a group of 96 landed on the coast of Indonesia’s Aceh province early Thursday, authorities said. The group have joined a growing number of Rohingya refugees fleeing the harsh conditions in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, after they escaped violence in their home country Myanmar. “Preliminary information suggests the victims drowned while trying to reach land,” East Aceh police chief Nova Suryandaru said. The Rohingya are one of the world’s most persecuted minorities. They have faced decades of discrimination and violence in Myanmar, culmi…

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