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Nearly 600 rescued off northern Indonesia, thought to be Rohingyas

Pulse Staff
Pulse Staff 15:46 - 10 May 2015
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, May 10 (Reuters) - Nearly 600 migrants thought to be Rohingya refugees were rescued from two wooden boats stranded off the coast of Indonesia's northern Aceh province, authorities said on Sunday.
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"There are 573 people, 424 men, 98 women and the rest children," said North Aceh police chief Achamdi. "About 50 of them have been brought to the hospital because of weak health."

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(Reporting by Reza Munawir in BANDA ACEH and by Kanupriya Kapoor in JAKARTA; Writing by Randy Fabi)

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