The riot, which has left more than 10,000 people homeless out of a population of 500,000 in Meikhtila, was sparked by a brawl between buyers and sellers over a bit of gold at a shop March 20.
During the clashes, 43 people were killed and 86 were injured, with 1,355 houses, shops and buildings destroyed and 39 vehicles torched.
The riot later spread to more than a dozen other townships.
Police have arrested 68 culprits, 30 of whom have been jailed.
Source: http://www.news.myanmaronlinecentre.com/2013/07/20/myanmar-lifts-emergency-in-riot-hit-district/
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