Hard-liners: Myanmar's hard-line Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu (center) sits with other delegates at a convention organized by Sri Lanka's Bodu Bala Sena or Forces of Buddhist Power in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday
span class="caption">Hard-liners: Myanmar's hard-line Buddhist monk Ashin Wirathu (center) sits with other delegates at a convention organized by Sri Lanka's Bodu Bala Sena or Forces of Buddhist Power in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Sunday.Wirathu, known for his anti-Muslim stance, says his movement will join hands with a like-minded Sri Lankan group to protect Buddhists, whom he calls a "threatened" world minority. (AP/Eranga Jayawardena)
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