YANGON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Eight people were arrested by Myanmar government troops in Yethetaung, western Rakhine state over the last two days where martial law is being imposed, the military-run Myawaddy News reported Friday.
The eight suspects on board a fishing boat was captured when the special marine force and border guard force were conducting area safety patrol.
Four others were also arrested in the grove in Maungtaw and they were handed over to local police station.
Meanwhile, naval patrol troops arrested four other Bangladeshi illegal fishermen in Myanmar's territorial waters, the report said.
Moreover, the government troops discovered some arms and ammunition looted by armed attackers in Oct. 9 assault on three border posts in Maungtaw.
The seized arms and ammunition include guns and cartridges with bullets.
Violent armed men attacked three border posts in Muangtaw on Oct. 9, killing nine policemen and took away arms and ammunition.
In the latest development, one more police died of his wound when a police post in Nurula, 4.8 km away from Maungtaw, was attacked by armed men on three motorcycles with small weapons on Thursday.
The police seized one home-made bomb and four pistols together with the motorbikes, the report added.
