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Rohingya teen killed in Bangladesh by mortar fired from Myanmar

A Rohingya refugee boy reacts while collecting drinking water from a tap at a Hindu Rohingya camp in Ukhia, Bangladesh, on Aug 24, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

DHAKA: A 15-year-old Rohingya boy was killed and at least six people were injured when mortar shells fired from Myanmar exploded in Bangladesh, the latest in a series of violent incidents, officials and a Rohingya leader said.

More than a million Rohingya are living in camps in southern Bangladesh that comprise the world's largest refugee settlement, the vast majority having fled from Myanmar during a military crackdown in 2017.

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