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Myanmar mob burns down mosque [View all]
A mob has burned down a mosque in northern Myanmar in the second attack of its kind in just over a week.
Police are reported to be guarding the village of Hpakant in Kachin state, after failing to stop Buddhist villagers setting the mosque ablaze.
Last week, a group of men destroyed a mosque in central Myanmar in a dispute over its construction.
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Reports said they attacked police officers guarding it, and stopped the fire brigade from reaching the site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36693714
Police are reported to be guarding the village of Hpakant in Kachin state, after failing to stop Buddhist villagers setting the mosque ablaze.
Last week, a group of men destroyed a mosque in central Myanmar in a dispute over its construction.
...
Reports said they attacked police officers guarding it, and stopped the fire brigade from reaching the site.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36693714
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