Sunday, June 22, 2014

When Muslims are the victims, it is never prominent news: burning and attacking Muslim businesses and homes

"On June 15th Sinhala Buddhist mobs rampaged through three towns on the southern coast, burning and attacking Muslim businesses and homes. Families cowered in marshes and took refuge in mosques as crowds banged on doors, baying for Muslims to come out. Some carried clubs, others flung petrol bombs. The violence sputtered for nearly two days. Four people, three of them Muslims, were killed, and about 80 were injured." (thanks Amir)