Maung Nu

Maung Nu
မောင်နူ
Monu Para
Village
Maung Nu
Location in Myanmar (Burma)
Coordinates: 20°57′03″N 92°31′49″E / 20.9507808685303°N 92.5303802490234°E / 20.9507808685303; 92.5303802490234Coordinates: 20°57′03″N 92°31′49″E / 20.9507808685303°N 92.5303802490234°E / 20.9507808685303; 92.5303802490234
Country  Myanmar
Division Rakhine State
District Maungdaw District
Township Buthidaung Township
Time zone UTC+6.30 (MMT)

Maung Nu (Burmese: မောင်နူ), also known as Monu Para, is a village in the Buthidaung Township of Rakhine State, Myanmar, near the Bangladesh–Myanmar border. It is the site of an alleged massacre by the Myanmar Army, carried out against Rohingyas in the village on 27 August 2017.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Rohingyas describe bloody massacre at hands of Myanmar troops".
  2. ↑ "Burma's armed forces slaughtered Rohingya men and children, say survivors". The Independent. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Pitmann, Todd (21 December 2017). "Shattered skulls and blood: Rohingya report Myanmar massacre". CTVNews.


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