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SL military says situation 'totally under control'
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IANS | 15 May, 2019
The Sri Lanka military on Wednesday said the situation in the country
was now "totally under control" following anti-Muslim violence earlier
this week in several areas that left one person dead and dozens of shops
and mosques destroyed.
A military official told Xinhua news
agency that security still remained heightened in the North-Western
Province and Gampaha district on the outskirts of Colombo which were
affected by the unrest on Monday, but there were no incidents of
violence on Tuesday and Wednesday.
However, a curfew was
re-imposed in the North Western Province and Gampaha district till 4
a.m. Thursday while the nationwide curfew that was in force since Monday
night was lifted on Wednesday morning, the Daily Mirror reported.
The
police said that 78 people were arrested and remanded in connection
with violence in the North-Western Province during which a Muslim man
was stabbed to death while over 500 rioters torched Muslim-owned shops,
homes and vandalized mosques on Monday.
These people were arrested from Kurunegala, Kuliyapitiya, Nikaweratiya and Chilaw areas.
The Army also sought public assistance to identify some of the perpetrators involved in the violence.
Former
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, meanwhile, on Wednesday urged
all members of political parties to maintain law and order and not to
aggravate the already sensitive situation.
"The responsibility of
protecting all citizens and maintaining law and order by us as leaders
is the need of the hour," he tweeted.
Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe also asked the Ministers not to comment on the
investigations being conducted on the Easter attacks.
"What we
require now is not to reveal everything related to the investigations to
the media and try scoring points but ensure the investigations are
completed swiftly."
The government has assured the safety of all communities and warned of stern action against anyone spreading hate.
Tensions
have been running high in Sri Lanka since the Easter Sunday suicide
bombings on three churches, three luxury hotels and two other locations,
killing over 250 people and injuring hundreds. The attacks were claimed
by the Islamic State.
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