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New Curfew Declared After Deadly Myanmar Riots

Description:Meikhtila, a central Myanmar town, declared a curfew for a second night on Thursday (March 21) after violent clashes killed 10 people, including a Buddhist monk, and injured at least 20, authorities said. Riots erupted in Meikhtila, 540 km (336 miles) north of Yangon on Wednesday after an argument between a Buddhist couple and the Muslim owners of a gold shop escalated into a riot involving hundreds of people, police said, adding a government building was set on fire on Thursday morning. (0:37)

Source: Reuters

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