Myanmar seizes boat carrying 173 Rohingya Muslims: military spokesman
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Myanmar authorities detained 173 ethnic Rohingya aboard a boat off the southern coast, authorities said on Tuesday, amid signs that more members of the Muslim minority group are making perilous sea voyages to escape persecution.