缅甸宣布西部地区进入紧急状态 State of Emergency Declared for Western Burma

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11 June, 2012

缅甸总统吴登盛星期天夜间宣布,发生暴力的西部若开邦进入紧急状态。若开邦的佛教徒和穆斯林之间爆发致命的宗派暴力冲突。

吴登盛星期天向全国发表电视转播的讲话时发出警告说,如果若开邦的暴力冲突继续蔓延,可能将国家的民主化进程置于危险境地。

吴登盛在若开邦的佛教徒和穆斯林之间爆发持续三天的暴力冲突之后,采取了这项紧急措施, 在这些冲突中造成至少七人死亡,数百栋房屋被纵火焚烧。

这位缅甸领导人说,不同宗教和种族之间的仇恨和报复引发的暴力袭击可能蔓延到缅甸其他地区。他表示,一旦出现这种事态,缅甸的稳定与和平以及民主化进程和经济发展可能受到严重影响。

星期六,缅甸政府增派安全部队进驻若开邦,以恢复和平并实行宵禁。若开邦位于缅甸与孟加拉国的边界附近。

Burma's president declared a state of emergency Sunday night for a riot-hit western state, wracked by deadly sectarian violence between Buddhists and Muslims.    

Thein Sein warned in a televised address to the nation that if the violence in Rakhine state spreads further, it could put the country's moves toward democracy in danger.

He invoked the emergency measure following three days of violence in Rakhine state between Buddhists and Muslims, in which at least seven people were killed and hundreds of buildings were set ablaze.

The Burmese leader said that violent attacks fueled by "hatred and revenge based on religion and nationality" could spread to other parts of the country.  He said if that happens, the country's stability and peace, democratization process and development could be severely affected.

On Saturday, the Burmese government sent additional security forces to Rakhine, near the border with Bangladesh, to restore peace and established a curfew.