11 Dec 2006

Peace shrine attacked in Fiji overnight

8:55 am on 11 December 2006

A peace shrine set up in Fiji at a residence just outside Suva has been attacked over night.

The roadside fence had been hung with posters saying "Yes to democracy, no to war." and No to a culture of coups, poverty and injustice.

At midnight a group of men armed with cane knives and crow bars tore down the posters and broke several windows.

No one was injured.

The owner of the resident, businesswoman, Laisa Digitaki, says the military was behind the attack and plans to replace the banners.

But the army says it was not behind the incident.