Buddhist-Muslim Violence Escalates in Burma

myanmar-violenceSectarian violence also continued in Myanmar between Buddhists and the country’s Muslim minority. More than a thousand Muslims sought refuge in a Buddhist monastery after a mob burned down parts of a Muslim neighborhood. The violence was sparked by a local dispute between a Muslim man and Buddhist woman.

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