Mosque Attack Causes Unease In Sri Lanka -- New York Times
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan police imposed a curfew on a neighborhood in the capital on Sunday, a day after a Buddhist-led mob vandalized a mosque in an episode that has heightened religious tensions here and prompted a statement of concern by the United States.
The police announced that a 13-hour curfew would start at 6 p.m. in the residential and commercial areas of the Grandpass district in Colombo, the capital, which remained under tight security after at least four people were wounded in Saturday’s attack.
Witnesses reported scattered stone-throwing in the neighborhood on Sunday as the authorities deployed more police officers and paramilitary commandos.
The United States Embassy in Colombo expressed concern over the violence and urged the authorities to prosecute those responsible.
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