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A Buddhist man holds a machete as he and other members of the community guard their homes in Sittwe

A Buddhist man holds a machete as he and other members of the community guard their homes in Sittwe June 9, 2012. Myanmar sent troops and naval vessels to the western state of Rakhine on Saturday after seven people died in the worst fighting in years between minority Muslim Rohingya and Buddhists. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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