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Myanmar Unrest

Emergency declared in Rakhine state

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A state of emergency was declared yesterday in Myanmar's western Rakhine state, official media said, amid fears of further unrest following an eruption of deadly sectarian violence.
State television said an order had been signed into effect by President Thein Sein in response to clashes that saw hundreds of Buddhist villagers' homes set ablaze and left seven dead in rioting on Friday and Saturday.
The order was effective "until (a) further order", according to the report, which said it was "intended to restore security and stability to the people immediately".
"The unrest and terrorist acts have been increasing," it said.
Earlier in the day, authorities in western Myanmar imposed curfews to keep clashes between local Buddhists and Muslim Bengalis from escalating, reports AP.
The conflict threatens to undermine the reforms of Myanmar's new government, which took power last year following decades of outright military rule.
Rakhine state is named for its dominant, mostly Buddhist ethnic group but is also home to a large Muslim population including the Rohingya, a stateless people described by the UN as one of the world's most persecuted minorities.
The government considers the Rohingya foreigners and not one of the nation's ethnic groups, reports AFP.
Many citizens see them as illegal immigrants and view themwithhostility.
State television announced a 6:00pm to 6:00am curfew starting yesterday has been imposed in the Rakhine state capital of Sittwe and three other townships because of elements there acting unlawfully and causing disorder. Public gathering of more than five persons were also banned
The move follows rioting onFridayin two other areas of Rakhine state that, according to state media, left at least seven people dead and 17 wounded, and saw hundreds ofhouses burned down.
Those official accounts blamed the rioting in Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships on 1,000 "terrorists," but residents' accounts made clear they were Muslims, apparently retaliating for the June 3 lynching of 10 Muslims by a crowd of 300 Buddhists. The lynch mob was inflamed by the rape and murder last month of a Buddhist girl, allegedly by three Muslim men.
The violence reflects longstanding tensions in Rakhine state between Buddhist residents and Muslims, many of whom are considered to be illegal settlers from neighbouring Bangladesh. Although the root of the problem is localized, there is fear that the trouble could spread elsewhere because the split also runs along religious lines.
The new curfews were imposed in reaction to new clashes Saturday and yesterday outside Friday's trouble spots, where order was said to havebeen restored.
Shops in Sittwe were closed and the busy port city was unusually quiet yesterday, according to residents.
Army troops had been deployed Friday in Maungdaw and Buthidaung to help police keep order, and security officials were reported to have fired shots to quell the violence, in addition to imposing acurfew.
In Yangon yesterday, Buddhist monks and people from Rakhine state — about 500 in all -- went to the Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar's most revered Buddhist shrine, to say prayers for the murdered girl