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Smouldering debris of burned houses is seen in Warpait village, a Muslim village in Maungdaw located in Rakhine State on October 14, 2016 as the government announced that terror groups were behind the series of attacks
Towns and villages across northern Rakhine state were deserted on October 14, as terrified residents fled a deadly military crackdown on foot and by air, fearing Myanmar's restive western state could once again be ripped apart by violence. / AFP / YE AUNG THU (Photo credit should read YE AUNG THU/AFP/Getty Images)