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About 240 Rohingya refugees, including women and children, are at sea off the coast of Indonesia after being refused disembarkation by local residents.
Indonesian authorities say the boat last attempted to dock in the Aceh Utara district of Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday afternoon, but was forced to leave the site a few hours later.
It is the fourth boat with Rohingya to reach Indonesia’s northernmost province since Tuesday.
The Rohingya people are oppressed in Myanmar and many try to escape to Malaysia or Indonesia.