State official says death toll tops 100 in ethnic strife in Myanmar's Rakhine state

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AAA??Oct. 26, 2012?3:32 AM ET State official says death toll tops 100 in ethnic strife in Myanmar's Rakhine state AP In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) Myanmar Buddhist monks offer prayers during a rally against recent violence in Rakhine state, at Sule pagoda in downtown Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Nearly 200 protesters including Buddhist monks called for the stop of renewed violence in western coast of Myanmar. Rakhine state spokesman Myo Thant said clashes between Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists - reported in other parts of the coastal region Sunday - engulfed the townships of Kyaukphyu and Myebon late Tuesday. (AP Photo) Myanmar Buddhist monks hold banners and placards during a rally against recent violence in Rakhine state, outside the city hall in Yangon, Myanmar, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012. Nearly 200 protesters including Buddhist monks called for the stop of renewed violence in western coast of Myanmar. Rakhine state spokesman Myo Thant said clashes between Rohingya Muslims and ethnic Rakhine Buddhists - reported in other parts of the coastal region Sunday - engulfed the townships of Kyaukphyu and Myebon late Tuesday. (AP Photo) In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, Rakhine refugees receive medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Myanmar. At least 56 people have been killed and 1,900 homes destroyed in renewed ethnic violence between the Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya communities in western Myanmar as the government warned perpetrators and the international community appealed for calm. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win) SITTWE, Myanmar (AP) ? State official says death toll tops 100 in ethnic strife in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Associated Press People, Places and Companies: Myanmar

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