MYARF Report | Written by M.S. Anwar
October 30, 2013
Maung Daw, Arakan: At around 12:15AM on 30th October 2013, some unknown people torched
the market of Bawli Bazaar (Kyein Chaung), northern Maung Daw. More
than four hundred shops belonged to Muslim Rohingyas were set ablaze.
A local of Kyein Chaung reported the whole account of the blaze of the shops as follow.
“At
around 12:15AM, the fire started from the roof of an electronic
accessories shop at the north-eastern corner of the bawli bazaar market
located nearby Kyein-Chaung monastery and Rakhine neighborhoods.
More
than four hundred shops belonged to Muslim Rohingyas were set ablaze,
whereas more than eighty shops turned into ashes. Rohingya shop-owners
(at the market) lost more than Kyat 1,500 millions worth of goods and
other stuffs as the consequence of the blaze.”
“The
fire started from the roof, not from within the electronic shop. Some
Rakhines had earlier been spotted nearby the shop. Therefore, though the
people do not know who actually set the shops into fire, people are of
the opinion that it was a pre-planned attack conspired by Rakhine
residents and Rakhine police with a view to destablizing the calm
situation in the village. The attack was also aimed to economically
cripple Rohingya villagers because the villagers of Bawli Baazar are
quite financially stable.
The
said Bawli Bazaar (Kyein Chaung) market is an economic centre and
centre of transportation in northern Maung Daw. 98% percent of the shops
at the market belonged to Muslim Rohingyas, while only two perecent
belonged to Hindus and Rakhines.”
Attached below are some video footages and pictures of the burnt Kyein Chaung market.
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| Rohingyas’ Shops in Kyein Chaung Market on Fire (Pic 1) |
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| Rohingyas’ Shops in Kyein Chaung Market on Fire (Pic2) |
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| Rohingyas’ Shops in Kyein Chaung Market on Fire (Pic 3) |
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| Rohingyas’ Shops in Kyein Chaung Market on Fire (Pic 4) |
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| Rohingyas’ Shops in Kyein Chaung Market on Fire (Pic 5) |
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