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Mar-21-2013 12:24printcomments

Buddhists Vandalize More Mosques in Meiktilar, Mandalay

Buddhists are moving in crowds with heavy iron rods, swords, sharpens knife and diesel bottles by motorcycles and three-wheel autos.

Mosque burning in Burma
Photo courtesy: Radio Free Asia

(MEIKHTILA, Burma Mayu Press) - There is no stability of racism under the Act-144 imposed by the Burmese government authority. The Buddhist racists continued vandalizing Muslim’s ancient Mosques and Religious schools and also family houses, one after another.

Muslim families are leaving and fleeing to avoid the life hazards from their respective own houses. The Buddhists burned down Mingalar Zayyu Hafiz School at midnight of 21 March 2013.

According to eye-witness, the Myo Oo Mosque was torched by throwing diesel bottles and fire sticks. Muslims are under Act-144, whereas Buddhist racists are moving in crowds with heavy iron rods, swords, sharpens knife and diesel bottles by motorcycles and three-wheel autos.

Name of Mosques burnt down and destroyed by Buddhist racists:

  1.  Nyeinn Gyann Yaye Mosque (Peace Mosque)
  2. North Pye Thaya Mosque
  3. Thiyi Mingalar Mosque

  4. Mingalar Zayyu Mosque and Hafiz School
  5. Myo Oo Mosque
  6. Pakistan Mosque
  7. Hman Lon Mosque  (Glass enclosed Mosque)
  8. Western Market Zamay Mosque

 

Source: Mayu Press

Republished with permission

mayupress.net/2013/03/21/buddhists-vandalizing-mosques-more-in-meiktilar-mandalay-64498/

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