Violence erupts in Myanmar
- 12 years ago
Violence erupts in Myanmar.
At least seven people died Friday in the worst fighting in years between minority Muslims and Buddhists along the Western Coast of the country.
Now the government is sending in re-enforcements.
It is not clear what sparked the unrest but the western region has been tense for days after reports of the gang rape and murder of a Buddhist woman blamed on Muslims and the reprisal killing last Sunday of 10 Muslims.
The unrest presents a challenge to the government, which replaced a military junta last year and has pledged to forge unity among all groups in Myanmar, one of Asia's most ethnically diverse countries.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters
At least seven people died Friday in the worst fighting in years between minority Muslims and Buddhists along the Western Coast of the country.
Now the government is sending in re-enforcements.
It is not clear what sparked the unrest but the western region has been tense for days after reports of the gang rape and murder of a Buddhist woman blamed on Muslims and the reprisal killing last Sunday of 10 Muslims.
The unrest presents a challenge to the government, which replaced a military junta last year and has pledged to forge unity among all groups in Myanmar, one of Asia's most ethnically diverse countries.
Deborah Lutterbeck, Reuters