Voice of America: Fresh Outbreak of Communal Violence in Burma's Rakhine State Oct 23rd 2012, 10:55 Voice of America | Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries | | Fresh Outbreak of Communal Violence in Burma's Rakhine State Oct 23rd 2012, 09:57 Burmese authorities say three people have been killed and hundreds of homes burned in a fresh outbreak of violence between Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims in western Rakhine state. The violence, which broke out in two remote areas north of the capital of Sittwe, highlights simmering tensions in Western Burma, where widespread violence in June left dozens dead and tens of thousands displaced. Officials say the latest unrest began Sunday or Monday in Minbyar township and later spread to nearby ... | | | | |
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