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Ethnic violence in Burma

By Edecio Martinez

October 26, 2012 / 3:41 PM EDT / CBS News

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A Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Sittwe hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Burma, Oct. 26, 2012. The death toll from recent ethnic violence in Burma's western state of Rakhine has surpassed 100, an official said, as the government warned that the strife risks harming the country's reputation as it seeks to install democratic rule. Burma is also known as Myanmar.

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A Rakhine refugee lies on a bed under medical treatment at Sittwe hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Burma, Oct. 26, 2012.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, Rakhine refugees receive medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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A woman fans a Rakhine refugee under medical treatment at Sittwe hospital in Sittwe, Rakhine State, western Burma, Oct. 26, 2012.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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An injured Rakhine refugee is carried in to Kyauktaw hospital to receive medical treatment on Oct. 25, 2012, in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee drinks as he receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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In this Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a Rakhine refugee receives medical treatment at Kyauktaw hospital in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, western Burma.

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Burma Buddhist monks offer prayers during a rally against recent violence in Rakhine state, at Sule pagoda in downtown Yangon, Burma, Oct. 25, 2012.

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Burma Buddhist monks hold banners and placards during a rally against recent violence in Rakhine state, outside the city hall in Yangon, Burma, Oct. 25, 2012. Nearly 200 protesters including Buddhist monks called for the stop of renewed violence in western coast of Burma.

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Rakhine men make Jingali, a local handmade weapon for shooting, outside the jetty on Oct. 27, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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A boat sails in the distance past a destroyed mosque at quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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A man looks for pieces of metal in the rubble of quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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Gun shot victims receive treatment in Kyauk Taw township hospital on Oct. 25, 2012, in Kyauk Taw, Burma.

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A man walks past a destroyed mosque at quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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People look for pieces of metal in the rubble of quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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Gun shot wound victims receive treatment, in Kyauk Taw township hospital on Oct. 25, 2012, in Kyauk Taw, Burma.

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A soldier stands guard at quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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A man transports a basket and a bucket on a pole at quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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A soldier stands guard at quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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People look for pieces of metal in the rubble of quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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A doctor attempts to staunch the bleeding from a gun shot wound on victim San Shar Aung, a Buddhist Rakhine victim, in Kyauk Taw township hospital on Oct. 25, 2012, in Kyauk Taw, Burma.

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A soldier stands guard at quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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Displaced people sit together after arriving to Thae chaung refugee camp Oct. 28, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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Displaced people sit together after arriving to Thae chaung refugee camp Oct. 28, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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Khin Khin Thant, displaced by the recent violence, receive donated clothes as she sits with people after arriving to Thae chaung refugee camp Oct. 28, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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A man rest on the floor of a mosque in Thae chaung refugee camp, outskirt of Sittwe on Oct. 28, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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A pilgrim holding Koran while praying inside a mosque in Thae chaung refugee camp, outskirt of Sittwe on Oct. 28, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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Muslim Rohingyas moved together with their belongings to Thae chaung refugee camp Oct. 28, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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A man rest on the floor of a mosque in Thae chaung refugee camp, outskirt of Sittwe on Oct. 27, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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People look for pieces of metal in the rubble of quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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Khin Khin Thant, 23-years-old mother of four children, displaced by the recent violence, sits with people after arriving to Thae chaung refugee camp Oct. 27, 2012, in Sittwe, Burma.

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People look for pieces of metal in the rubble of quarter No.3 in Pauktaw township, that was burned in recent violence between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, on Oct. 27, 2012, in Pauktaw, Burma.

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A mother and child sit on the ground after arriving to Thae Chaung refugee camp on Oct. 28, 2012, on the outskirts of Sittwe, Burma.

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A family of Muslim Rohingyas lie on the ground after arriving to Thae Chaung refugee camp on Oct. 28, 2012, on the outskirts of Sittwe, Burma.