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Several people killed and homes set ablaze in clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Rakhine state.

Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
A young Buddhist monk sits behind a sleeping child at a monastery near the site of fighting between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in Sittwe.
Published On 11 Jun 2012

President Thein Sein has declared a state of emergency in western Myanmar following deadly clashes between local Buddhists and Muslims.

State television on Sunday said a dusk to dawn curfew had been imposed in the Rakhine state capital of Sittwe and three other townships. Public gatherings of more than five persons were also banned.

The move follows rioting on Friday in two other areas of Rakhine state that, according to state media, left at least seven people dead and 17 wounded, and saw hundreds of houses burned down.

Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
Ethnic Rakhine men hold homemade weapons as they walk in front of a house that was burnt during fighting between Buddhist and Muslim communities. 
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Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
A man walks though a burnt Rohingya village.
Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
Ethnic Rakhine people get water from a fire truck to extinguish fire set to their houses during the fighting. 
Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
Buddhist men carry weapons as they guard their homes.
Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
An elderly ethnic Rakhine woman carries a stick for protection.
Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
A soldier stands near a plane carrying police personnel to help put an end to the violent clashes.
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Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
Police stand guard in Sittwe.
Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
Rakhine Buddhist monks pray as hundreds of demonstrators gather at the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon after unrest flared in the country(***)s west. 
Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
Buddhist demonstrators pray at the Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar during a protest against Rohingya Muslims, many of whom are considered to be immigrants from neighbouring Bangladesh. 
Emergency in Myanmar state following riots
Rohingya Muslim protesters gather in front of a United Nations regional office in Bangkok, Thailand to call for an end to violence in neighbouring Myanmar.