Around 200 people, including both Hindu and Buddhist nationals, gathered in Yangon to show their support for the Myanmar government and to condemn the attacks by Rohingya insurgents in Rakhine that began on Aug. 25.
The pro-government protesters said they had suffered as a result of the attacks, adding the insurgent attacks were attempts to take over the Rakhine state.
The Myanmar military counter-response to the latest round of clashes has sent more than 410,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, escaping what rights monitors say is a campaign aimed at driving out the Muslim population.
Buddhist-majority Myanmar rejects that claim.
