Muslims in hiding in Myanmar after sectarian strife flares
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YANGON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Terrified Muslims hid in their homes in northwest Myanmar on Monday after armed police dispersed a Buddhist mob that torched houses and surrounded a mosque in the latest outbreak of sectarian tension.
Clashes between majority Buddhists and Muslims have killed at least 237 people and left more than 150,000 homeless since June 2012.
The violence threatens to undermine political and economic reforms launched in the two years since a quasi-civilian government replaced a military junta.