Buddhist Temples In Bangladesh Attacked By Muslims

A Bangladeshi Buddhist Monk stands at a Buddhist temple which was torched in an overnight weekend attack in Ramu in the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. About 1,000 Buddhist families fled their villages after rioters burned at least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 homes and looted shops in anger over a Facebook photo of a burned Quran. Authorities in Bangladesh have ordered security officials to remain alert around official camps of Rohingya Muslims following the attacks.

Kirandra Sharma, a Bangladeshi Hindu man, who was injured after Muslims attacked him, sits in a hospital bed at Ukhia in the coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. <AP/NEWSis=A.M.Ahad>

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