Kandy was relaxed in Kandy
Curfew issued in Sri Lanka's popular tourist resort Kandy was relaxed on Thursday. But the situation is still tight, the security forces continue to patrol. Schools are still closed due to the closure of schools.
Police spokesman Ruan Gunaskara said on Thursday that only after the state of emergency, the rioters were in Kandy on Wednesday. A 24-hour curfew was imposed in the afternoon on the same day that he was killed in the blast near a Sinhalese bombing and 11 injured. But after 18 hours the curfew has been relaxed.
Sri Lankan Sinhalese four-thirds of the population and Muslims only 10 percent. Saddled with contraception at Kandy's Muslim-owned shop, Sinhala has been mixed - the charges were set on fire last week. The government has ordered the arrest of the miscreants who are baseless. So far two hundred Sihalis and one Muslim were killed and more than 200 homes, business establishments, mosques, and vandalism occurred in the riots. The government has issued a state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to prevent the spread of Kandi rocks across the country.
President Mithripala went to Sirisena Kandi on Wednesday in the state of emergency saying, "I have asked the law enforcement agencies to use the whole force to suppress those who are creating problems." During the President's visit, violence has been violating curfew. Later on, more troops were sent to the area to assist the police.
The government initially took a stern position to deal with the situation. And the Parliament of Sri Lanka seeking apologies to the Muslim community over the spread of the riots. In addition to limiting Internet access in Kandy to stop spreading hate speech to Muslims, social media such as Facebook, Vibo, WhatsApp are closed for three days. For leisure, tourists in Kandy have been advised to avoid mountainous areas.
