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Colombo: Elite police commandos patrolled a suburb of the Sri Lankan capital Friday after hundreds of rampaging Buddhist hardliners torched a Muslim-owned business in the latest in a series of mob attacks.
At least three people were wounded when majority Sinhalese mobs stoned and later set fire to a clothing store in Pepiliyana on Thursday night, police spokesman Buddhika Siriwardena said.
“We have deployed extra units of STR (Special Task Force commandos) and police to guard the area,” Siriwardena said. “The situation was brought under control within a few hours.”
No arrests had been made, Siriwardena said.
"No arrest has been made" - because they must arrest the main mastermind of this attack as the defence secretary and his Pothu Ballaa thugs.
ReplyDeleteThe authorities have not declared a motive for the attack, but official sources said it appeared to be a part of the ongoing targeting of minority Muslim businesses by a group of Sinhala-Buddhist hardliners.
ReplyDeleteHundreds of men stormed the Fashion Bug store, smashed several vehicles parked outside and set fire to merchandise before escaping on Thursday night, witnesses said.
Army units were called in disperse the mob as tension gripped the area.
The latest attack came a day after Sri Lankan police set up a hotline to tackle complaints about anyone suspected of “inciting religious or racial hatred”.
Mobs pelted stones at another Muslim-owned clothing chain near Colombo in January while Muslim businessmen have also complained of random stone-throwing incidents and intimidation.
the news spread not only in gulf but also main stream media in malaysia. shame on sri lanka. people who intend to visit sri lanka fear of any ethnic unrest.
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