Friday, October 26, 2012

Myanmar Violence Kills 112

The death toll in Myanmar has doubled since Thursday, coming up to one hundred and twelve, as of Friday morning.

Several thousand homes have been burned down, since Sunday, when violence between the Buddhist ethnic Rakhine and Rohingya Muslims reignited.

Violence has become so bad, that some Buddhist monks are threatening to leave monasteries and go to war, if the government doesn't step in.

It is unclear what started this round of fighting, but the two groups have a history of animosity.

Clashes between the two groups, in June, led to ninety deaths and more than three thousand homes being destroyed.

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