Fear, shock among Sri Lankan Muslims in aftermath of Buddhist mob violence

Photos: In pictures: Deadly riots in Sri Lanka
Deadly riots in Sri Lanka – A Sri Lankan Muslim woman carries her daughter outside her burnt house after at least three Muslims were killed and 80 injured in clashes with Buddhists last month. The sectarian riots in and around the town of Aluthgama, in southern Sri Lanka, followed demonstrations by the hardline Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena, police said. Homes and shops were looted and burned.
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Photos: In pictures: Deadly riots in Sri Lanka
Deadly riots in Sri Lanka – Buddhist monk Galaboda Aththe Gnanasara, the general secretary and public face of the ultra-nationalist Sinhalese Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena, gave an inflammatory speech at a rally that preceded the violence. He is pictured here in 2013.
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Photos: In pictures: Deadly riots in Sri Lanka
Photos: deadly riots in Sri Lanka – A monk belonging to the group debates with a police officer at the Trade Ministry in Colombo in April.
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