NAY PYI TAW, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 30 attackers including two women have been killed and 12 others captured in armed clashes in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, Deputy Home Minister General Aung Soe said on Monday.
The death toll of policemen was revised down to eight as one has been found alive with two others being injured, he told a press conference.
Five soldiers from the government troops were also killed in the clashes after three border posts were attacked by gunmen in Maungtaw since Oct. 9, he added.
The three border posts are Kyikanpyi in Maungtaw, Kotankauk in Rathedaung and Ngakhuya Office.
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