Matthew Smith , executive director of rights group Fortify Rights , said extremists were `` using social media as a platform to spread hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric and in some cases to incite violence . '' as many as 450 people are dead after violent clashes between Buddhist and Buddhist in Myanmar . Radical anti-Muslim monks appeared to play a role in inciting mobs , says rights researcher . Myanmar has had numerous outbursts of anti-Muslim violence in recent years . The violence threatens the country 's fledgling transition from recent years of military rule .
as many as 450 people are dead after violent clashes between Buddhist and Buddhist in Myanmar . Radical anti-Muslim monks appeared to play a role in inciting mobs , says rights researcher . Myanmar has had numerous outbursts of anti-Muslim violence in recent years . The violence threatens the country 's fledgling transition from recent years of military rule .