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It is not clear who this newly active armed force in Rakhine is

At least four soldiers were killed in a third day of clashes in

Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state on Tuesday, the army said.
State media said the soldiers were attacked by 300 men armed with
pistols, swords and knives.
Nine police officers were killed in co-ordinated attacks at the
weekend along Myanmar's border with Bangladesh.

Rakhine has seen long-running tensions between Buddhists and the

mostly Muslim Rohingya minority.
The BBC's Jonah Fisher in Yangon says it is not clear who is behind
this newly active armed force in Rakhine, but the Rohingya are being
blamed for the attacks.
If that is the case, it would mark a worrying new phase of the crisis in
Rakhine state, our correspondent adds.
Journalists are not being allowed in the area.
In 2012, communal violence gripped Rakhine, killing more than 100
people and driving thousands of Rohingya into refugee camps where
many still live.
The Rohingya say they are descendants of Arab traders and have
been in Myanmar for generations.
But many among the Buddhist majority believe they are Bengali
migrants, and they are denied citizenship by the government.
Read more about Myanmar's restive state Rakhine
Glimmer of hope at last for the Rohingya?

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A funeral service was held for the nine police officers who were killed during
co-ordinated attacks at the border

AFP/GETTY IMAGES

Some of the people suspected of involvement in the weekend attacks were taken into
custody

Tuesday's clashes in Pyaungpit village in Maungdaw township also

left one attacker dead, according to the AFP news agency.
Troops also found seven dead bodies, state media said. Witnesses
told the BBC the bodies were found dumped in a mass grave.
The UN has expressed "deep concern" and asked all sides to
"exercise maximum restraint".
"At this delicate juncture, the local communities at all levels must

refuse to be provoked by these incidents and their leaders must work

actively to prevent incitement of animosity or mutual hatred between
Buddhist and Muslim communities," the special adviser to the
secretary-general on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, said in a statement.

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