A mob has burned down a mosque in northern Myanmar in the second such attack in just over a week in the predominantly Buddhist nation, a newspaper reported Saturday. Sporadic but fierce violence against Muslims in predominantly Buddhist Myanmar has occurred since rioting in 2012 forced more than 100,000 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority to flee their homes in western Rakhine State. "It is clear that tensions along religious lines remain pervasive across Myanmar society. Human rights groups have criticized Suu Kyi for failing to act decisively against the Buddhist extremists encouraging the attacks. No one has been arrested for the destruction of the mosques, though the Global New Light of Myanmar said authorities were investigating the attack in Hpakant.

Source: ABC News July 02, 2016 09:45 UTC