A new regional sectarian violence spread to Burma, after a mob burned shops in the northeastern town of unconfirmed rumors spread, a Muslim man set fire to Buddhist woman.
Occurred since the last deadly mob attacks and arson in western and central towns will enhance communications beyond doubt that President Thein Sein (Thein Sein) of the government or will take action to curb violence.
Tuesday night, the level of violence is unclear, because the area is remote and difficult to reach officials in the late hours. Muslim News website unconfirmed reports that a large mosque and Muslim orphanage has been burned.
Lashio in Shan State, Westminster appearance, politician, said authorities banned gatherings of more than five people, about 150 gathered outside the police station, allegedly asked to be transferred to unconfirmed self-immolation of the culprit. Mob also burned some shops, he said.
According to rumors, the man doused with gasoline woman, she got off. Attack can not be confirmed, but a Muslim-oriented news site described that the attacker is not a Muslim.
A resident asked not to be identified as afraid of the police station and the handset near the hospital where the victims said to have taken a number of shops were burned in retaliation confirmed. ? Lashio residents, compared with LMH, said he could see smoke and heard about the ban on rallies. He said calm has been restored.
However, the site for Muslims Lashio M-Media Group, said the mob's largest mosque has been torched, and firefighters standing in a Muslim school and orphanage were also burned. It did not say if there are any casualties. Its report acknowledges burning woman, but said the perpetrators are not Muslims.
Although the account can not be immediately confirmed that Muslim violence in Burma last site account, then in other media. Circulating on Facebook a few photos also show what is claimed to be in the flame of the mosque.
Began last year in the western Rakhine State sectarian violence drove about 14 million people from their homes, most of them Muslims, Buddhists and Muslims clash between hundreds of people were killed. Violence seems to be limited to the area, but in late March, similar to the Buddhist-led violence swept through central Myanmar Meikthila town, killing at least 43 people dead.
Several other towns in central Myanmar experienced a less lethal violence, mainly involving Muslim businesses and mosques torched.
Muslims constitute about 60 million people in the country about 4%. Anti-Muslim sentiment is closely related to nationalism and the dominant religion of Buddhism, so leaders have been reluctant to speak unpopular minority.
Thein Sein (Thein Sein) management, came to power in 2011 after half a century of military rule, has been severely criticized, did not take adequate measures to protect Muslims.
He vowed in last week's trip to the United States, all of the sectarian violence, the perpetrators will be brought to justice, but so far, only Muslims have been arrested and sentenced for crimes connected to the attack.
However, Muslims constitute far more than the victims of violence, and some human rights organizations accused the authorities of inciting ethnic cleansing campaign.
 
 



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