Source: Myanmar Muslim Media
17 February 2013
A mob of about 300 Buddhist
extremists attacked an Islamic Religious School in Thar-Kay-Ta Township,
Man-Pyay region 18×19 Street, Yangon, Myanmar today 17th February 2012. The mob
began the attacks around 12 PM today while some member of the NLD party and
ex-political prisoners tried to settle the outbreak, however according to the
Yangon local sources, the Buddhist extremist mob refused to listen to them.
Two Muslim men, U Tin Maung Than
and his colleague U Zaw Min Lat were fiercely attacked by the Buddhist
extremist mob and were injured. The two Muslim men were there this afternoon
just to find out the situation. U Tin Maung Than is an ex-member of Rakhine
Conflict Investigation Commission formed by President U Thein Sein last year.
According to local sources this
evening from Yangon, five Islamic religious groups in Myanmar will held a
meeting to discuss the situation in appropriate manner and to question the
government on handling the mob attacks on the Religious School.
As stated by some local news
sources from Yangon, Myanmar government authorities from the area are also
involved in instigating these attacks and also the police and security forces failed
to prevent the mob from such attacks. There were four police vehicle at the
area, sources claimed.
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