Sri Lankan police impose curfew on Muslim town after 5 killed
Police imposed a curfew on a predominantly Muslim town in eastern Sri Lanka on Thursday after five people died in retaliatory killings.
Police spokesman N.K. Ilangakoon said the violence started when two men from a pro-government ethnic Tamil militia were shot to death in eastern Kattankudy town.
Later, men believed to be from the militia stormed the town and killed two Muslims and wounded four others, Ilangakoon said.
Police declared a curfew to prevent more violence, he said.
However, Dr. K. Murugananthan of the government hospital in nearby Batticaloa town said there were five bodies — three of them Muslims — in the morgue.
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Police spokesman N.K. Ilangakoon said the violence started when two men from a pro-government ethnic Tamil militia were shot to death in eastern Kattankudy town.
Later, men believed to be from the militia stormed the town and killed two Muslims and wounded four others, Ilangakoon said.
Police declared a curfew to prevent more violence, he said.
However, Dr. K. Murugananthan of the government hospital in nearby Batticaloa town said there were five bodies — three of them Muslims — in the morgue.
Read more,
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/22/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Violence.php
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