20th, September 2017
M-Media
An Islamic Religious School in Pawbew Township of Mandalay Division was targeted at least three times within a week including two arson attacks, local Burmese weekly journal Friday Times reported in their website.
“After the rain starts at the midnight, some students left (main building) to kitchen. At that time the attack happened. They (attackers) pumped out the patrol from motorcycle parked in front of the school and soaked the mat with patrol before setting fire. Motorcycle is completely burnt but luckily it’s just done”, a school official told to Friday Times Journal concerning the September 18th incident.
It is the third attack within a week. In September 11th, unknown people have tried to set fire with home-made patrol bomb to women dormitory of the school but students and some officials could manage to extinguish the fire in time. Two days later stones were thrown to the house of religious school teacher resulting small damage in window.
Islamic school also received a letter threatening ‘to eradicate all of the Muslims in Myanmar’ with the writing of 969, a controversial anti-Muslim trademark in Myanmar.
Trustees of the school have informed these incidents in details to local police but did not open the case to avoid negative consequences.
Deputy Police Station Officer Tin Maung Aye replied that he is not aware of any of these attacks when the journal telephoned him for comments.
On September 10th, some Muslim homes and shops in Taungdwingyi Township of Magway Division were destroyed by a Buddhist mob. Local police took an immediate action to disperse the group and arrests have been made later.
Ref and Photo credit – Friday Times
In September 11th, unknown people have tried to set fire with home-made patrol bomb to women dormitory of the school
Islamic school also received a letter threatening ‘to eradicate all of the Muslims in Myanmar’ with the writing of 969, a controversial anti-Muslim trademark in Myanmar.
