Meiktila Myanmar violence

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A state of emergency has been declared in the Myanmar town of Meikhtila after three days of violence between Buddhists and Muslims.

Curfews have been imposed on three more towns in Myanmar as attacks on Muslim communities spread closer to Yangon.

Black smoke rises from burning houses around a mosque in riot-hit Meiktila, central Myanmar on March 21, 2013.

Soe Than WIN

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