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UN special Vijay Nambiar talks with reporters after visiting a refugee camp in Meikhtila

UN special Vijay Nambiar talks with reporters after visiting a refugee camp in Meikhtila March 24, 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: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)

Patients who were injured in a recent riot are seen at a hospital in Meikhtila

Smoke rises as people look on in Meikhtila

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