Curfew fails to curb attacks in Thandwe Residents near the bus station alerted police that they could see flames about 9.30pm on July 2. U Nyi Nyi She, a worker at the bus station and also a resident of Ann Daw Ward, told the Myanmar Times by telephone that he had seen at least two buses and the main building had been torched, but the fires didn’t spread further as security arrived in time to extinguish the flames. “I saw tyres had been slashed on the buses and windows smashed in,” he said. “The main building was completely destroyed but the fires didn’t take hold.” He said the perpetrators had fled the scene by the time police arrived. There are no reports of deaths or injuries from this latest bout of violence. The attack on the bus station follows attacks on Muslim households on June 30 in the same township, which saw as many as 14 houses burnt and three homes completely torched. The riots are said to have been sparked by allegations that a young Buddhist girl was raped as she was trying to return home on the night of June 29. The alleged rapist is now said to be in police custody, and his religious or ethnic background remains unclear. bit.ly/11ZHyda
Posted on: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 15:20:02 +0000
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