A mosque and an Islamic religious orphanage burnt down by Buddhists in Lashio of Shan State

Mohamed Farooq

May 28, 2013

A mosque and an Islamic religious orphanage were blazed in Lashio, a town situated in Shan State of Burma on the night of 28 May 2013.

The Buddhist thug surrounded the compound of the mosque, the largest one in Lashio, located in No.8 quarter at 8 pm tonight and they set fire the building at around 8.10 pm.

Regarding the reliable sources, fire brigade failed to extinguish. Fire service holders simply claimed that they did not receive any further instruction to do so. The mob also set on fire an Islamic religious orphanage. The orphanage provided shelter more than 200 helpless and poor students across the Lashio.

The event had been taken place by a dispute between a man and a woman who had been set on fire. It was spread out as the man is a Muslim. As per information from local residents, the man is not a Muslim. The woman victim hospitalized at Lashio general hospital. The authority imposed Section 144 there.

There are five Mosques and an orphanage with about 1500 Muslim families' inhabitants.

For more information please contact:

+95-092013659 Ko Maung Gyi

+95-0947300975 Haji Tin U

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