Rohingya man stoned to death in Myanmar mob attack

Myanmar, (AFP), Jul 05, 2017 -A Rohingya Muslim was stoned to death and six others were wounded by a mob of Buddhists in the capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine state, authorities said on Wednesday, the latest flare-up in a region seething with religious tension.   

On Tuesday a mob of ethnic Rakhine Buddhists hurled bricks at seven Rohingya men in the state capital Sittwe.   

“One Muslim was killed and six others injured. Two are still hospitalised,” a local officer told AFP, requesting anonymity.   

The Rohingya men were granted permission to leave their displacement camp on the outskirts of the city to give statements at a criminal case in a Sittwe court, state media reported.   

After attending court they requested a police escort to a nearby dock where they discussed purchasing a boat from a local businessman.   

“At the boat jetty, an argument developed,” the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported.