50 dead as Myanmar counts cost of communal unrest

Jun 16, 2012

Fifty people have been killed and scores wounded in communal clashes in western Myanmar, state media said Saturday, as the UN warned of "immense hardship" faced by thousands displaced by rioting. full story

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