According to the police, A group of 3 Buddhist and approximately 52 were wounded in southwest Sri Lanka.A crowd of Buddhist extremist, Bodu Bala Sena, led this religious
campaign. They marched in the streets of Aluthgama, near Colombo.It was rumored by the enraged activities that the Muslim minority had slayed their Buddhist maleA High Commissioner, Navi Pillay, said that the protesters rallied in the streets
of Muslims and provoked them with anti-Muslim mottos. Many of the
building and Mosques were shattered including the shops of Muslims.The Sri Lankan police arrested 12 members of the guilty party, Bodu
Bala Sena, - Ajith Rohana- a Sri Lankan policeman. He also said that the
culprits were jailed for the time being, until the penalties were
declared.Security is increased at many of the public places and
the gathering areas, many places are closed and people are asked not to
leave for these areas to reduce further killings in Aluthgama and the
neighboring towns like Beruwala.A curfew was executed from Tuesday evening to keep the location safe and sound, so people could leave their homes safely.This religious campaign was having negative effects on the foreign
spectators and this was distressing for the country. Pillay asked the
government to take serious actions against the extremists who were
causing agitation, and the Muslims should be safe. The violence caused
unrest and bad impacts on the foreign Muslims....Read MoreWorld News
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