Indonesia's navy pushes a boat suspected of carrying Rohingya refugees out of its waters
by Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan
Dec 28, 2023
2 minutes
Indonesia's navy said Thursday that it forcibly pushed a boat packed with refugees back to international waters after the vessel approached the shores of Aceh province.
The province that forms part of Sumatra island has seen an increasing number of arriving boats, most carrying refugees from southern Bangladesh. Large numbers of Rohingya fled to Bangladesh in 2017 following.
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