0 June 2012
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Trouble flared after the murder of a Buddhist woman last month, followed by an attack on a bus carrying Muslims.
Officials announced a curfew in four towns in the state earlier, expressing concerns about further clashes.
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Riot-hit western Burma province in state of emergency
Burma's
president Thein Sein has announced a state of emergency in the western
state of Rakhine, following a week of sectarian attacks in the area.
A spate of violence involving Buddhists and Muslims has left 17 people dead and hundreds of properties damaged.Trouble flared after the murder of a Buddhist woman last month, followed by an attack on a bus carrying Muslims.
Officials announced a curfew in four towns in the state earlier, expressing concerns about further clashes.
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