Monday, June 11, 2012

Myanmar Declares State of Emergency in West


A state of emergency has been declared in part of western Myanmar after several days of rioting and violence in Rakhine State - despite a build-up of government security forces in the area. Villagers set fire to houses on the outskirts of Sittwe township. The attacks are part of long-standing tensions between Buddhist residents and minority Muslims, as Dorsa Jabbari reports.

Video courtesy of Aljazeera English.

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