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Buddhist monk Wirathu speaks to his followers before turning himself in at a Yangon police station on November 2. (AFP)

Fugitive Myanmar monk gives himself up after 18 months on run

Dubbed the “Buddhist Bin Laden”, Ashin Wirathu is known for his nationalist and anti-Islamic rhetoric. Analysts described his turning himself in as his attempt to.

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