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Myanmar Muslims hide amid deadly sectarian clashes
Associated Press ^ | Oct 2, 2013 11:33 PM EDT | Khin Maung Win and Robin McDowell

Posted on 10/03/2013 1:34:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Terrified Muslim families hid in forests in western Myanmar a day after fleeing renewed sectarian violence that killed at least five people even as the president toured the divided region for the first time.

The violence underscored the government’s failure to stop the unrest from spreading since it erupted last year, costing hundreds of people their lives and many thousands their homes.

Tuesday’s unrest near the coastal town of Thandwe saw Buddhist mobs kill a 94-year-old woman and four other Muslims and burn dozens of homes. …

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: burma; myanmar; rop; sectarianism
I sure would like to get the real story out of Burma some day soon.
1 posted on 10/03/2013 1:34:10 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Too bad they never notice all the Copts and other Christians being slaughtered in the Middle East.


2 posted on 10/03/2013 1:45:49 AM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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Nope, not a word. But a chance to play up the “terrified Muslim” card in Burma they jump at.


3 posted on 10/03/2013 1:47:05 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Muslims playing the victims again. Glad to see them gtting hit for a change.


4 posted on 10/03/2013 3:48:08 AM PDT by Christian1
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To: Olog-hai

anicca vata sankara


5 posted on 10/03/2013 3:50:50 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
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To: Olog-hai

Interesting but not lost that the AP reports on a few scared muslims but refuses to report on the persecution, torture and murderof Christians in mulim countries.


6 posted on 10/03/2013 4:42:14 AM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: Olog-hai

The Burmese seem to have more understanding about the effects of Moslems being inside the country than Americans do.


7 posted on 10/03/2013 5:15:54 AM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINEhttp://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/)
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AP’s designated Hero is a Moslem and because of that, Moslems can do no wrong.


8 posted on 10/03/2013 5:16:51 AM PDT by arthurus (Read Hazlitt's Economics In One Lesson ONLINEhttp://steshaw.org/economics-in-one-lesson/)
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Muzzies are discovering that fed-up Buddhists can be dangerous.


9 posted on 10/03/2013 5:30:55 AM PDT by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: Olog-hai

If you don’t want trouble, don’t make trouble, Mookie.


10 posted on 10/03/2013 7:11:56 AM PDT by lurk
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Future AP headline: Muslims in Myammar [formerly Burma] declared Endangered Species. No hope in sight. Press Corps remains puzzled.
11 posted on 10/03/2013 10:23:53 AM PDT by MasterGunner01
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Good to see Buddhists rising up to fight Satan’s hordes.


12 posted on 10/03/2013 3:35:46 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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