Violence primarily by ethnic Arakanese Buddhists against Rohingya Muslims in Du Chee Yar Tan village in the Maungdaw township of Arakan State resulted in an least four dozen deaths, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The violence began on January 9, 2014, when Arakanese villagers attacked and killed eight Rohingya who were allegedly being smuggled through the area, which is close to the Bangladesh border. The UN reported that on January 13, Rohingya villagers captured and killed a police sergeant, after which local police and Arakanese attacked and killed at least 40 Rohingya men, women, and children. Humanitarian organizations have said that they have treated a number of Rohingya from the area who had gunshot, knife, and machete wounds.