Religious unrest returned to Myanmar
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New sectarian violence flared Tuesday in northeastern Myanmar, with a mob burning some shops after unconfirmed rumors spread that a Muslim man had set fire to a Buddhist woman.
The extent of the violence was still unclear, as the area is remote and it was difficult to reach officials at night. Unconfirmed reports on Muslim news websites said a large mosque and a Muslim orphanage had been burned down, New Straits Times reported.
The spread of such unrest to a new region of the country will reinforce doubts that the government of reformist President Thein Sein has the will or capacity to contain the deadly religious violence, which began last year in western Myanmar.
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