Buddhist mob attacks Sri Lankan mosque, 12 injured




 
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Buddhist mob attacks Sri Lankan mosque, 12 injured
 
August 11th, 2013  
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Buddhist mob attacks Sri Lankan mosque, 12 injured
By Ranga Sirilal and Shihar Aneez COLOMBO (Reuters) - A Buddhist mob attacked a mosque in Sri Lanka's capital and at least 12 people were injured, the latest in a series of attacks on the minority Muslim community by members of the Buddhist majority. A mob of Buddhists, who are mainly ethnic Sinhalese in Sri Lanka, threw stones at a three-storey mosque and nearby houses in a central Colombo neighborhood during evening prayers on Saturday, residents told Reuters. ...




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