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Soldiers stand guard on the side of a street in Meikhtila

Soldiers stand guard on the side of a street in Meikhtila March 23, 2013. Myanmar declared martial law in four central townships on Friday after unrest between Buddhists and Muslims stoked fears that last year's sectarian bloodshed was spreading into the country's heartland in a test of Asia's newest democracy. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: RELIGION CIVIL UNREST MILITARY)

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