Christian-Muslim clashes rock town in Sri Lanka after Easter attacks
Clashes between Christians and Muslims have broken out in Negombo, Sri Lanka, where a church was also recently bombed in the Easter attacks. – EPA pic, May 6, 2019.
SRI Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church appealed for calm and an alcohol ban today after clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town scarred by the Easter suicide attacks. Hundreds of security forces entered Negombo to impose a curfew after dozens of Muslim-owned shops, homes and vehicles were attacked.
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