At least 64 dead as sectarian unrest rocks Myanmar
- Published: 26 Oct 2012 at 19.49
- Online news: World
Surging sectarian violence in western Myanmar has left at least 64 people dead and scores more wounded, a local official said Friday, casting a shadow over the government's reform drive.
Muslim Rohingyas are seen walking towards a barbed wire fence along a road in the Aung Mingalar district of Sittwe on October 12. Surging sectarian violence in western Myanmar has left at least 64 people dead and scores more wounded, a local official says, casting a shadow over the government's reform drive.
People have fled their homes in droves following the latest clashes in Rakhine state, where months of communal tensions have torn apart communities and left tens of thousands of mainly Muslim Rohingya living in squalid camps.
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