Asia - Voice of America: More Than 20 Killed in Sectarian Violence in Burma

Asia - Voice of America asia

More Than 20 Killed in Sectarian Violence in Burma Jun 12th 2012, 17:23 More than 20 people have been killed in western Burma's Rakhine State, as international pressure mounts for an end to the sectarian fighting between ethnic-Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims. President Thein Sein has declared a state of emergency and has sent army troops to Rakhine, which has been hit with a wave of rioting and arson in recent days.  Hundreds of homes have been destroyed. There was a heavy security presence Tuesday in the regional capital, Sittwe, where ... Media files: 805DCEB2-5304-401F-8983-E607E1685BA6_cx0_cy8_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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