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Ethnic Rohingya disembark from their boat upon landing in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. The boat left again a few hours later following the rejection. (AP Photo/Rahmat Mirza)Read More

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Local residents and newly-arrived ethnic Rohingya gather on the a beach in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. The boat left again a few hours later following the rejection. (AP Photo/Rahmat Mirza)Read More

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Ethnic Rohingya disembark from their boat upon landing in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. The boat left again a few hours later following the rejection. (AP Photo/Rahmat Mirza)Read More

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Newly-arrived ethnic Rohingya people sit on the beach after disembarking from their boat in Ulee Madon, North Aceh, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. The boat left again a few hours later following the rejection. (AP Photo/Rahmat Mirza)Read More

BY RAHMAT MIRZAUpdated 5:32 PM GMT+8, November 17, 2023Share

ACEH UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents.

Officials said the boat most recently tried to land in Aceh Utara district, in Indonesia’s Aceh province, on Thursday afternoon, but left a few hours later.

It is the fourth boat to reach Indonesia’s northernmost province since Tuesday. Three others arrived in a different district and were allowed to land.

Residents of the Ulee Madon beach in Muara Batu sub-district said they would not accept the latest group as Rohingya have have come to the area several times and caused discomfort to the residents.

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