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Burmese police clash with hundreds of Muslim protesters over sectarian dispute | | Hundreds of Muslim protesters in western Burma have reportedly clashed with police over a sectarian dispute.
The clash in the Maung Daw town took place when members of Muslim community took to the streets in protest at the killing of ten Muslims allegedly at the hands
of a local Buddhist group. Tensions rose after the alleged rape of a Buddhist
woman, blamed on members of Maung Daw's Muslim minority, the BBC reports. The
protesters reportedly attacked several buildings in the town, including a hospital.
According to the report, it was not immediately possible to confirm casualties,
but eyewitnesses claimed that police opened fire on demonstrators.
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