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Photos: Buddhists in Myanmar torch Muslim homes and shops

About 35 houses and 12 shops belonging to Muslims are destroyed

August 26, 2013 10:10AM ET
Buildings burn in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday.
Buildings burn in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday. AP Photo
A woman and children clear burned debris in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday.
A woman and children clear burned debris in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday. Khin Maung Win/AP
A boy salvages belongings amid burned debris in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Sunday.
A boy salvages belongings amid burned debris in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Sunday. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
A man stands near a blackened tree and gutted houses in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Sunday.
A man stands near a blackened tree and gutted houses in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Sunday. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Muslims clear the area and search for salvageable items after their houses were burned in a riot in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Monday.
Muslims clear the area and search for salvageable items after their houses were burned in a riot in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Monday. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Police guard Muslim houses in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Sunday.
Police guard Muslim houses in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Sunday. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Myanmar policemen patrol as residents stand near burned buildings in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday.
Myanmar policemen patrol as residents stand near burned buildings in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday. Khin Maung Win/AP
A Muslim woman walks past burned houses in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Monday.
A Muslim woman walks past burned houses in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Monday. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Muslims stand in a temporary refugee camp in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Monday.
Muslims stand in a temporary refugee camp in Htan Kone village in Myanmar's northern Sagaing region on Monday. Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters
Muslims children eat meals at their temporary refugee camp in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday.
Muslims children eat meals at their temporary refugee camp in Htan Gone village, Kantbalu township, Sagaing division, Myanmar, on Monday. Khin Maung Win/AP

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