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Muslim-owned businesses and religious sites came under attack from majority Sinhala mobs, forcing the government to enforce curfew. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

Sri Lanka president removes Prime Minister after communal riots

Mr Wickremesinghe's 11-day tenure as the law and order minister was marred by racial tension in the central district of...

8 March 2018 6:23 PM IST

Buddhist-Muslim relations have worsened in recent years amid the rise of hard-line Buddhist groups, which accuse Muslims of forcing people to convert and destroying sacred Buddhist sites. (Photo: AP/ Representational)

Sri Lanka emergency: Buddhists continue attack on Muslims despite...

At least 20 Muslim homes appeared badly damaged and flames engulfed one two-story home.

8 March 2018 1:36 PM IST

The government order came as anti-Muslim rioting flared anew, with Buddhist mobs attacking mosques and Muslim-owned shops in at least two towns. (Representational Image/ AP)

Amid riots, Facebook, Whatsapp, others blocked across central Sri...

Anti-Muslim riots began Monday after a Buddhist Sinhalese man died after reportedly being attacked by a group of Muslim...

7 March 2018 4:46 PM IST