Curfew imposed after deadly clashes between Buddhists, Muslims in Myanmar

By Tim Hume, CNN

Updated 0030 GMT (0830 HKT) July 7, 2014

Myanmar police guard on a street in Mandalay, after imposing an overnight curfew in the country's second largest city. The curfew was introduced after two nights of religious violence between Buddhists and Muslims that left two people dead.

Photos: Gallery: Deadly religious violence in Mandalay, Myanmar

Deadly religious violence in Mandalay – Myanmar police guard on a street in Mandalay, after imposing an overnight curfew in the country's second largest city. The curfew was introduced after two nights of religious violence between Buddhists and Muslims that left two people dead.

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Mourners at the funeral of a victim of the unrest. The violence started at a tea shop owned by a Muslim accused of raping a Buddhist woman, and involved mobs of hundreds of people, some of them armed.

Photos: Gallery: Deadly religious violence in Mandalay, Myanmar

Deadly religious violence in Mandalay – Mourners at the funeral of a victim of the unrest. The violence started at a tea shop owned by a Muslim accused of raping a Buddhist woman, and involved mobs of hundreds of people, some of them armed.

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Photos: Gallery: Deadly religious violence in Mandalay, Myanmar

Deadly religious violence in Mandalay – Family members grieve next to the man's coffin.

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Ko Htwe, who was injured in the riots, sits next to his friend's coffin. Officials say 14 people were injured in the unrest.

Photos: Gallery: Deadly religious violence in Mandalay, Myanmar

Deadly religious violence in Mandalay – Ko Htwe, who was injured in the riots, sits next to his friend's coffin. Officials say 14 people were injured in the unrest.

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Two Muslims ride past officers imposing order in the streets of Mandalay, Myanmar's multicultural, multi-faith second city. Muslims, who comprise about 5% of Myanmar's population, have been the target of occasional mob violence at the hands of the country's Buddhist majority in recent years,

Photos: Gallery: Deadly religious violence in Mandalay, Myanmar

Deadly religious violence in Mandalay – Two Muslims ride past officers imposing order in the streets of Mandalay, Myanmar's multicultural, multi-faith second city. Muslims, who comprise about 5% of Myanmar's population, have been the target of occasional mob violence at the hands of the country's Buddhist majority in recent years,

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Buddhists monks read newspapers at a monastery in Mandalay. Radical Buddhist monks, including the nationalist 969 Movement's spiritual leader Ashin Wirathu, have been accused of helping to incite the violence.

Photos: Gallery: Deadly religious violence in Mandalay, Myanmar

Deadly religious violence in Mandalay – Buddhists monks read newspapers at a monastery in Mandalay. Radical Buddhist monks, including the nationalist 969 Movement's spiritual leader Ashin Wirathu, have been accused of helping to incite the violence.

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