从沿海的若开到内陆的密铁拉和达贡，佛教徒无不煽动着针对穆斯林的暴力（有时则反过来 ） ， 而地方官员往往对宗教流血束手旁观。
From coastal Rakhine to inland towns like Meiktila and Tatkon, Buddhist monks have incited violence against Muslims (and sometimes vice versa), with local officials often tacitly permitting religious bloodletting.