{"id":58255,"date":"2018-03-09T22:55:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T03:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=58255"},"modified":"2018-03-09T22:55:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-10T03:55:29","slug":"hundreds-of-buddhist-monks-and-activists-condemn-anti-muslim-violence-in-colombo-at-protest-demonstration-organized-by-national-bhikku-front-against-communal-clashes-destroying-national-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=58255","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of Buddhist Monks and Activists Condemn Anti-Muslim Violence in Colombo at Protest Demonstration Organized by National Bhikku Front Against “Communal Clashes Destroying National Unity”."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of Buddhist monks and activists staged a demonstration in the Sri Lankan capital Friday to condemn anti-Muslim riots that have killed three people and forced the government to declare a nationwide state of emergency.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Bhikku Front said they organised the silent protest against what they called “communal clashes destroying national unity”.,<\/p>\n

Moderate Buddhist leaders have also denounced the riots concentrated in the central city of Kandy, 115 kilometres (72 miles) east of the capital Colombo.<\/p>\n

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Several Sri Lankan users also posted photos on Twitter of Buddhist monks visiting mosques during Friday prayers to express solidarity.<\/p>\n

Sinhalese and Muslim civil society groups had staged a joint protest in Colombo Thursday calling for tough action against the perpetrators of the riots.<\/p>\n

Violence erupted on Monday after a Sinhalese man died of injuries suffered during an attack last week by four Muslim men. Tensions escalated when the body of a Muslim man was found in a burnt out building in the Kandy district on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Sinhalese gangs set fire to mosques and Muslim-owned businesses, homes and vehicles in Kandy and elsewhere.<\/p>\n

The government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew while troop reinforcements were used to back police patrols.<\/p>\n

Police said the main instigator of the riots was arrested on Thursday along with 145 others. He was identified as Amith Weerasinghe, a Sinhalese known for anti-Muslim activism and extremist social media posts.<\/p>\n

A group of radical Buddhists monks are facing prosecution for their alleged role in anti-Muslim violence in 2014 that left four people dead.<\/p>\n

Sri Lanka’s majority Sinhalese community accounts for about three quarters of the 21 million population. Most are Buddhists. Muslims account for 10 percent of the population.<\/p>\n

Courtesy:ECONOMY NEXT<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hundreds of Buddhist monks and activists staged a demonstration in the Sri Lankan capital Friday to condemn anti-Muslim riots that have killed three people and forced the government to declare a nationwide state of emergency. The National Bhikku Front said they organised the silent protest against what they called “communal clashes destroying national unity”., Moderate …<\/p>\n

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