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Message: <blockquote data-quote="netlife007" data-source="post: 13536139" data-attributes="member: 79514">25,000 Muslim rioters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh (PHOTOS)                                         <img src="http://rt.com/files/news/buddhist-temples-torched-bangladesh-342/temple-30-lal-september.n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />                                 A statue of Lord Buddha is  left standing amidst the torched ruins of the Lal Ching Buddhist temple  at Ramu, some 350 kilometres (216 miles) from the capital Dhaka on  September 30, 2012 (AFP Photo)                                      Tens of thousands of rioters left a trail of destruction in  southeastern Bangladesh as they torched Buddhist temples and homes near  the town of Ramu. The violence was sparked by a photo posted on Facebook  that allegedly insulted Islam. A 25,000-strong mob set fire to at least five temples and dozens of  homes throughout the town and surrounding villages after seeing the  picture, which they claimed was posted by Uttam Barua, a local Buddhist  man, AFP reported.The group chanted “God is Great” while setting fire to the centuries-old temples. "I  have seen 11 wooden temples, two of them 300 years old, torched by the  mob. They looted precious items and Buddha statues from the temples.  Shops owned by Buddhists were also looted," local journalist Sunil Barua said.Security forces were deployed to contain the uprising: "At least 100 houses were damaged. We called in army and border guards to quell the violence," district administrator Joinul Bari said.No casualties were reported, and authorities did not confirm whether police arrested any of the rioters.Buddhist monks protested against the attacks on Sunday, forming a human chain in the country’s capital of Dhaka. Bangladeshi  Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir said the attacks were preplanned,  and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice."The  attack was conducted in a coordinated manner. Temples and houses were  set on fire using patrol and gun powder. It would have been impossible  if the attacks were not planned," he told Bangladesh’s Bdnews24. The government will provide financial assistance for reconstruction of the damaged houses and temple, Alamgir said.Before  launching their attacks, Muslims publicly rallied against the picture  and called for Barua's arrest. However, several Facebook users said that  Barua did not post the photo, and that he was linked to the photo after  group called 'Insult Allah' tagged his name on the image.<img src="http://rt.com/s/tmp/statues-pictured-temple-shima.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Statues  are pictured at the burnt Buddhist temple of Shima Bihar at Ramu, some  350 kilometres (216 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka on September  30, 2012 (AFP Photo) Religious tensions on the riseBuddhists  make up less than one percent of Bangladesh’s population, and sectarian  clashes between they and the country's Muslim majority are rare.  Tensions between the communities have risen since June, when deadly  clashes erupted between Buddhists and Muslim Rohingya in nearby Myanmar.Thousands  of Muslims also took to the streets across Bangladesh over the past few  weeks in protest against a US-made video and French cartoons that mock  the Prophet Muhammad.On Saturday, tens of thousands of  activists from the Islamist group Jamiyat-e-Hizbullah protested the  video and cartoons near the national mosque in Dhaka.<img src="http://rt.com/s/tmp/bangladeshi-buddhist-temple-ramu.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />A  Bangladeshi man stands amidst the torched ruins of the Buddhist temple  called Ramu Moitree Bihar (Ramu Friendship Temple) at Ramu, some 350  kilometres (216 miles) southeast of the capital Dhaka on September 30,  2012 (AFP Photo)<img src="http://rt.com/s/tmp/temple-burnt-muslims-bazar.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />A temple burnt by Muslims is seen in Cox's Bazar September 30, 2012 (Reuters / Stringer)<img src="http://rt.com/s/tmp/home-mohiuddin-khan-alamgir.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Bangladesh's  Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir (3rd L) visits a burned temple in  Cox's Bazar September 30, 2012 (Reuters / Stringer)<img src="http://rt.com/s/tmp/temple-burnt-muslims-bazar-662175.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />A temple burnt by Muslims is seen in Cox's Bazar September 30, 2012 (Reuters / Stringer)<img src="http://rt.com/s/tmp/bangladeshi-buddhist-monks-chain.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Bangladeshi  Buddhist monks form a human chain during a protest against attacks on  Buddhist temples and homes, in front of national press club in Dhaka</blockquote>

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