Muslim - Bhuddist Violence Escalates In Burma (Update)

Violence Escalates In Burma’s Rakhine State -- Voice of America

BANGKOK - Northwest Burma’s Rakhine state remains tense after President Thein Sein dispatched troops to try to end religious and ethnic violence. The riots began after 10 ethnic-Rohingya Muslims were mobbed and murdered by ethnic Rakhines, in retaliation for the gang-rape of a Rakhine girl.

Local witnesses in villages in Burma’s western Rakhine state said fires continued to burn Monday, even after President Thein Sein declared a state of emergency and sent in troops to bring the riots under control.

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More News On Burma's Religious/Ethnic Violence

Myanmar declares emergency after 17 die -- UPI
Emergency declared after Burma unrest -- Sydney Morning Herald
Troops, Riot Police Patrol NW Burma after Deadly Rioting -- Voice of America
Myanmar Aims to Quell Buddhist-Muslim Riots Near Bangladesh -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Crisis in Myanmar Over Buddhist-Muslim Clash -- New York Times
Burma declares emergency in unrest-hit state -- The Telegraph
Police collect bodies in strife-torn Myanmar town -- Miami Herald
Burma violence: Tension high in Rakhine state -- BBC
Muslim, Buddhist mob violence threatens new Myanmar image -- Reuters
Burma clashes could put transition to democracy at risk, president says -- The Guardian
UN decides to relocate staff from Burma's Rakhine state -- BBC
UN evacuates staff amid unrest in western Myanmar -- Deutsche Welle
Myanmar Clashes Spur Web Use, Crackdown -- Wall Street Journal