90,000 Burmese Displaced By Violence As Bangladesh Seals Off Border
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90,000 Burmese Displaced By Violence As Bangladesh Seals Off Border

Dhāka : Bangladesh | Jun 20, 2012 at 9:15 AM PDT
Source: International Business Times
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About 90,000 people have been displaced by the sectarian clashes in western Myanmar, estimates the United Nations . Violence between the Rohingya Muslim minority and Buddhist majority over the past two weeks in the Rakhine province has also sparked at least 50 deaths and the burning down of hundreds... FULL ARTICLE AT International Business Times
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Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are seen on a boat while they try to get into Bangladesh
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