Mobs slashed to death a Sri Lankan Muslim man despite a nationwide curfew imposed Monday night after anti-Muslim riots spread to three districts north of the capital in a violent backlash against Easter suicide bombings. “This is the first death from the riots.”Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the curfew was declared to prevent unidentified groups destabilising the country by orchestrating communal violence. “At several places in the North-Western Province these groups created trouble, damaged property,” Wickremesinghe said in a televised address to the nation. Also read | Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew as riots erupt weeks after Easter bombingsThe attacks came during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. There had already been clashes last week between Christians and Muslims in Negombo, the town north of Colombo that was targeted by the suicide attackers.

Source: Hindustan Times May 13, 2019 19:41 UTC