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Summary Myanmar authorities have imposed new curfews to control clashes as Bangladesh seals boarder.
State television on Sunday announced a 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m curfew has been imposed in the Rakhine state capital of Sittwe and three other townships because of elements there acting unlawfully and causing disorder.Meanwhile, Bangladesh stepped up security along its border with Myanmar following outbreaks of sectarian violence between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in the neighbouring country, officials said Sunday.Dhakas border troops beefed up patrols in the Coxs Bazaar district, while police were being especially vigilant in the districts refugee camps, home to around 300,000 Rohingya, government administrator Jasim Uddin said.The move comes after seven people were killed, 17 wounded and nearly 500 houses destroyed during two days of clashes between Rohingya Muslims and Buddhists in western Myanmar, the countrys state media said.Bangladeshi officials fear the violence could trigger a fresh influx of Rohingya.The move follows rioting on Friday in two other areas of Rakhine state that left at least seven people dead and 17 wounded.State media called the rioters terrorists, but residents accounts made clear they were Muslims, apparently retaliating for the lynching of 10 Muslims by a crowd of 300 Buddhists.The lynch mob was angered by the recent rape of a Buddhist girl, allegedly by three Muslim men.
