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UN envoy visits Myanmar amid sectarian unrest

2013-03-24 1,797 Dailymotion

(ROUGH CUT ONLY - NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />Four days after an outbreak of sectarian violence in central Myanmar, the Special Advisor of the U.N. Secretary-General on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, visited the area on Sunday (March 24) morning to survey the situation.<br/> <br />Unrest between Buddhist and Muslims have killed dozens of people since Wednesday (March 20) after an incident at a gold shop between a Buddhist couple and the Muslim owners escalated into a riot in Meikhtila, a city 540 kilometres (336 miles) north of the commercial capital Yangon.<br/> <br />State television said President Thein Sein had imposed martial law in the four districts, placing the military, rather than local police, in charge of security.<br/> <br />Nambiar who toured Meikhtila said those who were forced to flee their homes in fear have been provided temporary camps.<br/> <br />"Well, what I can see is that they are obviously feeling insecure because their houses has been destroyed and the mosques has been destroyed in thi

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