Sri Lanka declares emergency, Buddhists burn Muslim shops: 10 highlights

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and his government decided to declare a state of emergency for 10 days

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday decided to declare a 10-day state of Emergency to rein in the spread of communal violence, a day after Buddhists and Muslims clashed in the district of Kandy, which resulted in the death of two persons and left several mosques and houses damaged. 

The violence was triggered by the death of a Sinhalese man at the hands of a mob last week. The government sent troops and elite police commandos to Kandy to restore order and enforce the curfew.

President Maithripala Sirisena and his government decided to declare a state of emergency for