Minorities in Sri Lanka face growing terror

Buddhist Sinhalese terrorists have been instigating attacks against the island’s minorities, particularly the Muslims

A Sri Lankan resident surveys the damage to a charred Muslim-owned home following clashes between Muslims and an extremist Buddhist group in the town of Alutgama on June 17, 2014. More deadly violence flared in a Sri Lankan coastal resort where Buddhist hardliners set shops and homes alight for a second night running in defiance of a curfew, police and residents. Amid mounting international concern over the unrest, residents of a town which has borne the brunt said a security guard was killed in an attack outside a Muslim-owned farm, raising the overall toll to four. "More than a dozen houses and shops have been burnt overnight," a police source told AFP from the mainly Muslim town of Alutgama after another night of mob violence by followers of the extremist Buddhist Force. AFP PHOTO/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI

• By Tariq A. Al Maeena | Special to Gulf News-June 21, 2014

Minorities in Sri Lanka Face Growing Terror by nelvely