Vandals attacked a Muslim-owned restaurant in Sri Lanka on Sunday in an alleged “hate crime”, police said, as tensions were high across the island following a week of violent riots.
The restaurant in Anamaduwa – 130km (81 miles) north of the capital Colombo – was hit despite police being on high alert after a spate of anti-Muslim attacks.
The government declared a state of emergency last week as 11 mosques were torched and 200 Muslim-owned businesses destroyed in riots…
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