Narinjara News 4/30/2008
Cox's bazar: Burmese security forces have been deploying along the border to tighten security in the region for the upcoming referendum, reports a town elder from the border.
He said, "Many Nasaka forces were deployed in evening on Monday in many key places along the Naff River to tighten security in the region after many anti-referendum posters have entered Burma from the neighboring country Bangladesh."
Authorities reportedly believe that opposition activists have brought many anti-referendum posters into Burma from Bangladesh across the Naff River, in an attempt to mobilize people to cast "no" votes in the referendum.
"I heard that there are two reasons for deploying Nasaka forces along the border. The first reason is that many anti-referendum posters have been entering Burma from Bangladesh and the second reason is that some insurgent groups will enter the Maungdaw area to detonate bombs during the referendum period. So the authority has deployed Nasaka forces along the border," he said.
A border source also said all border points along the Naff River have been blocked by Nasaka forces since Monday, and many traders have been unable to travel between Bangladesh and Burma.
A trader from Teknaf said, "Many travelers are now piling up in the border town of Maungdaw as Nasaka forces blocked all entry gates along the Naff River."
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