Don't worry about RSO insurgents in Myanmar: Police
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"There is no need to be concerned about the report claiming four RSO (Rohingya Solidarity Organisation) insurgents arrived in Myanmar. Thorough security patrols are being carried out throughout the country," said Zaw Khin Aung, Colonel of the Myanmar Poli
Police are now investigating possible collaborative links between the RSO insurgents and various local State and Regional authorities.
“We have collected a lot of information on those terrorists. Currently, Myanmar is hosting the 25th Asean Summit in Nay Pyi Taw. Therefore, we are carrying out security tasks for Asean leaders and the general populace. Myanmar people should not worry about these terrorists. Using the latest information on the insurgents, we are now seeking to arrest the terrorists as soon as possible,” said the police colonel.
It has been reported that police officers from Yangon Region are planning to catch the four insurgents at once under police procedures.
“In order to assess the insurgents’ whereabouts, tight security checkpoints are being set up at all transportation routes in Yangon Region,” said Deputy Police Colonel Win Kyi from the Myanmar Police Force Office at the Western District of Yangon Region.
Police received an anonymous tip claiming two suspected terrorists were staying at a hotel on Bogyoke Aung San Street in Yangon. However, when police searched the alleged location on November 10,they found that the room’s three occupants were not terrorists, butvisitors to Yangon conducting business related to their car dealership.
