Troops patrol in riot-hit Myanmar town to restore calm
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Soldiers and riot police patrolled the streets of the Myanmar town of Sittwe on Wednesday to enforce a state of emergency after days of sectarian violence in which at least 21 people have been killed. Residents said the town was calmer.
Longstanding tension between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas flared on Friday and the security forces have struggled to stem the worst communal violence in Myanmar since a reformist government replaced an oppressive junta last year.
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