Hundreds of Rohingya refugees arrive in Indonesia
Local fishermen spotted wooden boat carrying people off the coast before landing just after midnight
07 September 2020 - 10:35
Lhokseumawe — Almost 300 Rohingya refugees believed to have been at sea for six months landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province early on Monday, Indonesian authorities said.
Acehnese police said a wooden boat carrying the Rohingya was spotted by local fishermen several kilometres off the coast of Lhokseumawe, before landing at Ujung Blang Beach just after midnight...
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