YANGON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Six family members have been killed by extremist terrorists in northern Rakhine state as they fled fighting on Sunday morning, according to a release of the information committee of the State Counselor's office.
A total of 12 people ran into a district court building under construction and were shot by terrorists already inside, the release said.
Six family members including three children died on the spot and two other women were seriously injured.
Four other children managed to escape and reached a school camp.
Earlier in the day, six civilians including some village heads and a child had also been killed in Maungtaw township, the release added.
Violence erupted on Friday in the state as insurgents attacked government security forces, sending civilians flee.
According to the release, terrorists also ambushed a police convoy with machetes and tried to attack security forces, but were repelled.
Security forces have been reinforced to fight the terrorists, the release said.
