- The religious riots as Muslims and hardline Buddhists clashes are going on the Sri Lankan police extended a curfew beyond a coastal resort
- Problems began when a group led by Buddhist monks tried to march in an area where there is a concentration of Muslims
- Out of Sri Lanka’s 20 million population Muslims are about 10%
- The riots happened in a a predominantly Muslim area, after initial violence broke out in the neighbouring town of Alutgama, 60 km south of the capital Colombo
- Read at :http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-international/sri-lanka-curfew-extended-as-religious-clashes-spread/article6118028.ece
Exams Perspective:
- Sectarian Violence in Srilanka