Two young girls and a woman pray at a Buddhist temple that was burnt to the ground by a local Muslim mob in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, on 30th September 2012. The attack was triggered by a photo of a burnt Quran posted on Facebook by a man alleged to be a local Buddhist. At least 10 Buddhist temples and 40 Buddhist homes were burnt in the incident. Ramu, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. October 3, 2012.

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