Raped and Lynched Girl – Reason of 50 Victims

In the west of Myanmar in Rakine State, the death toll from recent communal violence in the west has increased to 50. The clashes were recorded between the Muslim and Buddhist communities, reports the Associated Press.

Earlier, media would report about 25 victims.

Last week, as a result of clashes between the Buddhists and Muslims a state of emergency has been declared in Tein Sein Rakine State of Myanmar.

The collision between these groups has lasted for two weeks now. Earlier incidents said to have sparked the lynching-rape and murder of a Buddhist woman, allegedly by three Muslims as claimed by Buddhists.