COLOMBO: Mobs torched Muslim-owned businesses in a central Sri Lanka district on Wednesday as hundreds of police and troops struggled to restore order after days of rioting. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said several arson attacks were reported from Kandy on Wednesday, and internet access curbed to prevent the spread of hate speech. “I have ordered that the full force of the law be used against trouble makers,” Sirisena said. A Sri Lankan Muslim from among the Moor community try to douse the remaining embers in his fire gutted business establishment at the Digana town in Kandy 117kms from Colombo, Sri Lanka, 07 March 2018. The Sinhalese are the majority ethnic group in Sri Lanka, making up 75 percent of its 21 million people.

Source: New Strait Times March 07, 2018 17:03 UTC