Maung Nu massacre
| Maung Nu massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | 20°57′03″N 92°31′49″E / 20.9507808685303°N 92.5303802490234°E Maung Nu, Rakhine State, Myanmar |
| Date | 27 August 2017 11:00 AM (UTC+6:30) |
| Target | Rohingya Muslims |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Machine guns and knives |
| Deaths | 82 killed or missing 37 survivors |
| Perpetrators | Myanmar Army (Battalion 564) |
| Motive | Anti-Rohingya sentiment, Islamophobia |
The Maung Nu massacre was a mass-killing of Rohingya people by the Myanmar Army that reportedly happened in the village of Maung Nu (also known as Monu Para), in Rakhine State, Myanmar on 27 August 2017. In February 2018, video evidence emerged allegedly showing government-contracted workers bulldozing parts of Maung Nu, with visible body bags and corpses in the footage.