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Myanmar death row bombing convict pardoned: police
Aug 3rd, 2012
A man sentenced to death over a series of deadly bomb blasts in Myanmar's main city in 2010 was freed Friday after receiving a presidential pardon, a police official and his lawyer told AFP. (Source: AFP) -
MEIKHTILA, Myanmar (AP) - A Myanmar court sentenced seven Muslims to prison - one of them to a life term - in the killing of a Buddhist monk amid deadly sectarian violence that was overwhelmingly directed against minority Muslims but has produced no serious charges against the members of the country's Buddhist majority. (Source: Associated Pre... [Full Article]
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