Thailand

[Schneemann]

Refugees claim they were beaten, abandoned by Thai military

IDI, Indonesia (CNN) -- A group of refugees from Myanmar who were rescued by Indonesian authorities claimed Wednesday that 22 of their number died after they were abandoned at sea by the Thai military.

The survivors told CNN harrowing tales of being captured and beaten that are almost identical to the accounts of other refugees featured in a recent CNN investigation.

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