Myanmar Muslims ask government for protection "We demand that - TopicsExpress



          

Myanmar Muslims ask government for protection "We demand that the government ensures the rule of law in order to protect us," the groups said in a joint statement on Wednesday. Muslims feel “great sorrow after being attacked and we are now living in a high state of fear,” the statement added. The call came as the Buddhists mobs began a fresh round of arson attacks against Muslims in western Rakhine State. Local police said on Wednesday that at least five Muslims, four men and a woman, were killed in Thabyuchaing village as hundreds of Buddhists went on a rampage. A similar attack in the Thandwe area of Rakhine on Tuesday left an elderly woman dead, after over 700 Buddhists took to the streets. More than six dozen homes were also reportedly set ablaze. The incidents also came as Myanmar’s President Thein Sein paid a rare visit to the troubled Rakhine. International bodies and human rights organizations accuse the government of turning a blind eye to the violence.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 09:03:46 +0000

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