YANGON, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- Eight more policemen have been killed in renewed terrorist attacks in Maungtaw, Myanmar's Rakhine state since Friday morning, bringing the total number of the police losing their lives to 13, according to a release from the Defense Services Office.
About 24 police posts in Maungtaw region were attacked with handmade bombs by extremist terrorists at 01:00 a.m. local time.
Also, about 150 extremists attempted to break into the light infantry battalion No. 552 military base at 03:00 a.m. local time.
The combined forces of the military and the police are still waging an attack against the extremist terrorists, according to the release.
The attack continued till noon and about 15 bodies of the terrorists have been seized so far.
