Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide curfew to prevent a flare-up of ethnic and religious violence in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks.
Colombo - Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide curfew from 9 pm to 4 am the following day as a precautionary measure to prevent a flare-up of ethnic and religious violence in the wake of the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, police said on Monday.
"I have ordered the forces to strictly enforce the curfew and take action against those creating violence," he said.The tension started rising Sunday after an incident between the Muslim minority and the Sinhalese majority due to inflammatory messages on social media. Police arrested one person, identified as Abdul Hameed Mohamed, who had allegedly posted an inflammatory message on Facebook.
Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said there were other false messages on social media which claimed a group of terrorists was arrested close to the capital and that three people pretending to be medical students were arrested at a hospital on the city's outskirts.
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