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Buddhist extremists destroy mosque in Myanmar

Saturday, 02 July 2016 1:19 PM [ Last Update: Saturday, 02 July 2016 1:19 PM ]

A man walks inside the destroyed mosque at the village of Thuye Tha Mein in Myanmar’s Bago Province on June 24, 2016, one day after a mob of around 200 Buddhists rampaged through the Muslim prayer site. ©AFP

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