Maungdaw,
Arakan State: A
group of the Rakine mob with lethal weapons and took away a
Rohingya youth, aged 20 from Mraung village nearby Kilaidaung east
village of Maungdaw Town today, at about 1:00 pm. according to an
elder from Maungdaw south.
“After the incident, the Rohingya
villagers again chased the Rakhine mob and made free the said
Rohingya youth.”
“Rakhine
who are settler in village near by Rohingya villages, frequently
harass Rohingya villages. The Rohingya villagers complained to the
authority about the nmatter, but the authority didn’t take any
action against the Rakhine villagers.”
“Meanwhile,
a group of army arrived on the spot and controlled the situation.”
The
Rohingyas and Rakhine women were ran away from Myoma Khayoungdan
village market while a group of Burma border security force (Nasaka)
arrived and took position at the market in evening. Seeing the
situation,the Nasaka immediately control the situation and told the
villagers stay as normal, according to a trader from market.
Similarly,
a group of local Rakhine numbering around 200 were gathering with
lethal weapons in front of the District Admins office of Maungdaw
Town, today at about 2:00 pm and tried to attempt to start a strike
against the Rohingya people after the meeting of Rathedaung
township held on September 25 and 26. This action is also connected
with Sittwe events, said a youths from Maungdaw Town, according to an
elder from village.
Being
information, the police personnel of Maungdaw police station, came to
the spot and tried to foil the gathering, so the Rakhine people were
fleeing to avoid arrest of police, but they made hue and cry while
they were running away. It made, the local Rohingya people that the
Rakhine people were coming to attack Rohingya villages. As a result,
Rohingya villagers who were in the market and on the road were also
running to their homes to avoid the untoward situation. This
was spread to the town and the Rohingya people are disappointing.
Villagers fear that there will be untoward situation at night, said
an elder.
Source KPN
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