Kaladan News
Dated:
Rohingya-Rakhine Clash in
Kyauk
Pru, January 28: A Rohingya-Rakhine
clash broke out in a town named Kyauk Pru of
Before the clash, an accident was
occurred when a Rohingya driver of bullock cart
accidentally knocked down a rickshaw while crossing the road injuring a
Buddhist monk of the rickshaw and it was partly damaged, he further added.
For the accident, the bullock
driver apologized to the Buddhist monk and also gave compensation to the owner of the rickshaw.
As the news spread, some local Rakhine youths, from nearby Rakhine
Pike Sik village got angry and went on the rampage to
the Rohingya Pike Sik
village and damage some houses. None was dead but some people, from both sides
were injured.
However, the clash was calm down
after reached a compromise with both sides of local leaders.
But, a tense situation is
prevailing in the town. Additional police have been deployed at different
strategic points.
According to Narinjara
and RFA, at least 3 people were dead in the clash between Rakhines
and Rohingyas.
In Buthidaung
and Maungdaw townships of Arakan
state, there is no news about the clash of Kyauk Pru town, said a man, who recently came to
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