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The mosque at Gyobingauk Township, Pegu Division, was attacked by a mob on Monday night, who used a bulldozer to ram through one of its walls. To see more photos click on the box below. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy) Irrawaddy News:  March 28, 2013 RANGOON — Anti-Muslim riots continued to spread in Burma for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday as unidentified mobs attacked Muslim neighborhoods in two more towns in Pegu Division, ransacking at least two mosques and more than 100 homes. On Wednesday night, groups of attackers destroyed Muslim quarters in Monyo and Padigon, two townships located about 100 miles (170 km) north of Rangoon, according to police and Muslim organizations. In Monyo “riots started at 7:10 pm Wednesday. A mosque was totally destroyed and nearly 100 Muslim-owned houses were ransacked,” an officer at Monyo Police Station told The Irrawaddy, adding that no casualties were reported. He did not elaborate on who the attackers

Mosques and houses belonging to Muslims have been destroyed in the violence BBC News: 28 March 2013 The Burmese government will use force if necessary to stop "political opportunists and religious extremists" from fomenting hatred between faiths, President Thein Sein has warned. It was his first public comment on the violence, which began last week. At least 40 people have been killed as a result of discord between Buddhists and Muslims since 20 March. Curfews have been imposed in a number of areas, as crowds of Buddhists attacked Muslim buildings. The police were reported on Wednesday to have opened fire in one town on a crowd of about 500 people. Last Friday a state of emergency was enforced in the central town of Meiktila in Mandalay region - where the communal violence began after a reported argument at a gold shop. 'Last resort' "I would like to warn all political opportunists and religious extremists who try to

In Each And Every Single City Of Arakan (Burma), Nasaka(Border Guards), Riot Police And Rakhine Extremists Are Continuously Threatening Rohingya Inhumanely.Photo 2012 Mayu Press,  March 28, 2013   Mohamed Farooq Since June 2012, the vulnerable ethnic minority Muslims are being killed with state sponsor religious unrest in front of security personnel who did no protection. State sponsored, well trained militia group are plotting communal clashes to eradicate Muslims from the soil of Burma. This is out of expectation to the mission of newly formed 969 Buddhist Monks campaign led by Monk Wirathu would be over soon and Muslims to be live in peace and harmony like before. Their objective is to root out Muslim minority from Burma. The words “riot and violence” are used by all media being reported the Rakhine and Meiktila cases. From my view point, the word “riot and violence” referred when both sides fight each other. This is different here as only Buddhist racists attack