WORLD BRIEFING / MYANMAR
At least 3,000 ethnic Karen villagers have fled into Thailand as Myanmar troops shelled near a camp where they were sheltering, one of the largest movements of refugees across the border in a decade, aid groups said.
The Thailand-based Free Burma Rangers said refugees began streaming out of the Ler Per Her camp in eastern Karen state Friday and that Myanmar forces started launching mortar attacks Saturday morning during fighting with Karen guerrillas.
The aid group reported that Karen National Union fighters were engaged in a fierce battle with Myanmar forces near the camp.
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