Protests in Malatian Province Turned Violent

Brikvanian troops defending a police station in the Malatian Province opened fire against armed attackers.

The protests in the Malatian Province against the central government in Briktown have turned violent as groups of armed men stormed and ransacked two police posts.  Unconfirmed reports indicate that the armed men are from the Malatian Provincial Home Guards.

The Head of the Malatian Provincial Home Guards had denied that his men were involved in the attacks against the two police posts.

"My men have been directed to stay in their barracks. They are going nowhere", said Colonel Dzavic Dam, commander of the Home Guards.

Four police officers were wounded in the attacks on their posts. The attackers reportedly seized weapons stored in the police posts and fled towards the border with Malatia.

There is one major police station in the Malatian Province of Brikvania, but there are about 8 small police posts scattered throughout the province.

Under the federal system based constitution, only Brikvanian police is allowed to operate in the  Malatian Province, while the Brikvanian Army could only enter the province at the invitation of the local Governor. This security arrangement was agreed upon by the leaders of the three ethnic ethnic groups in the Kingdom of Brikvania.

However during the recent war with the Kingdom of Lego, the Brikvanian Army was invited by the Governor into Malatian Province, but only a small battalion was sent. No air defence system was set up to protect the province, resulting in massive damages to buildings and infrastructure as Legos warplanes conducted intense air attacks on the province.

The failure of the Brikvanian Army to defend the province resulted in anger among the local population. Some 85% of the local population in the province are ethnic Malatian.