U.N. rights envoy says mob attacked his car in Myanmar

Tomas Ojea Quintana, U.N. special envoy on human rights in Myanmar, reads a statement at a news conference in Yangon International Airport February 16, 2013. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

YANGON (Reuters) - A U.N. human rights envoy said a 200-strong mob attacked his car in central Myanmar this week, kicking windows and doors and shouting abuse, as he arrived to investigate Buddhist-led violence against Muslims, but the government said he was mistaken.

Tomلs Ojea Quintana, a U.N. special rapporteur on human rights, said the attack occurred on Monday at about 10.30 p.m. in Meikhtila, where a wave of anti-Muslim riots in March killed at least 43 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and displaced thousands.