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Indo-Burma border news (r)
Indo-Burma border news
Date, 12th Oct. 97
A new bazaar situated at Nanphalong ward, Tamu town of Burma was
set ablaze by unknown gunmen last night. This incident was started
around 30 minutes before midnight and ended at 6 A.M this morning.
During this happening, there was 20 minutes long cross fire between
security policemen for the bazaar and gunmen who committed this fire.
Six Burmese policemen and two civilians, night duty watchmen died in
this incident. The bullets directly hit and penetrated the walls of
houses of both countries situated near borderline. According to the source
of Manipur police, one Medrasi man from Moreh also died due to this cross
firing.
This bazaar is situated 50 meters away from barbed wire border fencing and
opposite to Gate No. 2 of Moreh. This Nanphalong new bazaar was opened in
mid April this year according to the order of Trade Minister Gen. Tun Kyi.
There is around 450 shops and four rows of building in this new bazaar and
all of those were burnt down last night.
All the Gates between Tamu and Moreh are closed today and Burmese Army
troops
are deployed at area of fire and taking place the tight security at border
inside Burma.
An official cost of a shop is around 10,000/- Kyats and at present it is
cost
more than 100,000/- Kyats as unofficial price.
Similar attempt was occurred on 20th September and although two rows of
buildings
had been poured with petroleum, the bazaar was not practically burnt down
on that day.
Total value of lost due to this fire is at least 15 Crores Kyats (Burmese
Currency).
Although the Chairman of Tamu township Law and Order Restoration Council,
Captain
Kaung Zan Oo received one Crore Kyats from this bazaar as corruption,
labours
and small-scale vendors from both countries became jobless and sinking in
the ocean of troubles. After opening this Nanphalong new bazaar, morning
bazaar of
Moreh was almost collapsed.
News and Information Unit
ABSDF (Western-Burma)