One month after the anti-muslim violence in Aluthgama-Statement by Secretariat for Muslims
A Statement by the Secretariat for Muslims on the Need for Action.
June 16, 2014
It is one month since violence in Aluthgama, Dharga Town, Welipanna, and Ambepitiya in Beruwela – primarily targeting the Muslim community – killed 4 persons, injured over 80 individuals, destroyed countless properties, and severely traumatized thousands. As many have pointed out this has been the most intense spate of inter-ethnic violence since the end of the war, and today, Muslims and other religious minorities fear more widespread violence in other parts of the country.
