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Cn lrlday !une 8Lh, aer Lhe 8engalls had nlshed Lhelr prayers aL Lhe mosque, we saw a mob of 200 or
300 people was gaLherlng by Lhe rallway. We heard Lhe nolse and wenL Lowards lL, Lo look and see whaL
happened. 1he Arakanese people from Lhe nearby row of houses could see Lhe 8engalls dlrecLly, and Lhey
waLched and crled fearfully. 1he 8engalls had broughL weapons - knlves, sucks and caLapulLs (sllngshoLs) -
and Lhey were belng hosule Lowards us. We were shocked by Lhe weapons Lhey readlly broughL wlLh Lhem
wlLh Lhe lnLenuon Lo harm us. We called Lo Lhe nelghborlng vlllages for help. 1hen young Arakanese and
elders from our quarLer came Lo LhaL place, because Lhey, also, had never heard such loud and omlnous
nolse. Many young and old people, lncludlng me, gaLhered knlves, sucks, and caLapulLs Lo defend
ourselves. When we goL Lo Lhe sLreeL, Lhe 8engalls sLarLed Lhrowlng sLones aL us. 1hen, elders, omclals,
and mlnlsLers arrlved and convlnced us all Lo sLep back, llve ln peace and noL creaLe problems beLween
our communlues. 1he omclals le aer sooLhlng and calmlng Lhe slLuauon, 8u1, ln [usL 10 mlnuLes, Lhe
8engalls had gaLhered agaln and Lhey auacked us. revlously Lhere were abouL 300 people ln Lhelr slde
buL lL had swelled wlLh many more people. We had gaLhered around 80 people. When Lhe communal rloL
occurred agaln, Lhe omclals and mlnlsLer arrlved back here agaln. 1he omclals and mlnlsLer seemed Lo
convlnce Lhe Mawlawls (An lslamlc uLle glven Lo a hlgh lslamlc scholar) from Lhe group Lo exlsL ln peace
wlLh Arakanese and Lhe slLuauon seemed calm.
8uL aer 10 p.m., Lhe 8engalls lnsulLed Lhe Arakanese by shouung wlLh foul words from Lhe oLher slde of
rallroad. We observed Lhe 8engalls are gaLherlng Lhelr forces. We couldn'L sLay ldle and we gaLhered
around 100 people Lo defend ourselves agalnsL Lhese 8engalls. Whlle we were defendlng ourselves Lhe
pollce from Mungan pollce sLauon arrlved. 1he pollce red lnLo Lhe alr Lo conLrol Lhe crowd, buL Lhe
Musllms dldn'L reLreaL. 1he 8engalls even rudely showed Lhelr buuocks Lo Lhe pollce. 1he pollce LhoughL
Lhey could conLrol Lhe slLuauon and came wlLh only 4-3 omcers. When Lhey couldn'L conLrol Lhe mobs
wlLh such a small force, Lhey called Lhe rloL pollce. 1hen Lhe 8engalls reLreaLed. Meanwhlle, Lhe 8engalls
seL some of Lhelr own houses on re.
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1here are many dlmculues. l feel dlsLressed aL Lhe momenL. Lven now, we have Lo form groups Lo paLrol
for for our securlLy. ln order Lo llve peacefully, Lhe sLaLe auLhorlues musL rmly defend us from Lhe
hosullues of Lhe 8engalls.
wooq 1belo - qolJsmltb, Mooqoo Ooottet, 5ltetwoy
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Cn LhaL nlghL, (!une 14, 2012) abouL 3,000 8engalls came Lo auack our vlllage. 1he nexL mornlng, Lhere
was a deadly ghL agalnsL our vlllagers wlLh Lhe swords and macheLes.
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