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muriel_volestrangler

(101,320 posts) Tue Oct 1, 2013, 10:25 AM Oct 2013

Fresh violence in Rakhine state as Burma leader visits

Burmese President Thein Sein is visiting Rakhine state amid a fresh outbreak of sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims.

Police say a Muslim woman was killed on Tuesday, and many homes set alight.
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The latest violence appears to have started after a Buddhist taxi driver near the coastal town of Thandwe complained he had been verbally abused by a Muslim.

This triggered attacks against property, and then physical attacks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24354159

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1. Burma's Rakhine clashes kill five as Thein Sein visits

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Wed Oct 2, 2013, 01:26 PM

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At least five Muslims were killed by Buddhist mobs in the Burmese state of Rakhine on Tuesday, police say.

The bodies of four men were found near the town of Thandwe. Earlier a 94-year-old woman was confirmed killed.

Reports say terrified Muslims are hiding in fear of their lives. The renewed violence comes as President Thein Sein visits Rakhine.
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More than 700 Buddhist rioters, some armed with swords, attacked the village, setting buildings alight, the Associated Press reported. Families fled for their lives.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24371623

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