The sectarian riots in and around the town of Aluthgama, in southern Sri Lanka, followed demonstrations by the hardline Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena, police said. Homes and shops were looted and ...

ALUTHGAMA, Sri Lanka – The attackers stormed in close to midnight, tearing through town with gasoline bombs and clubs before carting away piles of cash and jewelry they stole from Muslim ...

ALUTHGAMA, Sri Lanka (AP) - The attackers stormed in close to midnight, tearing through town with gasoline bombs and clubs before carting away piles of cash and jewelry they stole from Muslim ...

ALUTHGAMA, Sri Lanka – Hard-line Buddhists hurled petrol bombs and looted homes and businesses in several Muslim towns in Sri Lanka, killing three Muslims and seriously wounding more than 50 ...

At least three Muslims are killed in overnight clashes with hardline Buddhists in southern Sri Lanka in some of the country's worst sectarian violence in years.

Aluthgama, Sri Lanka – Tensions persist as Muslim and Sinhalese communities in the Sri Lankan town of Aluthgama try to rebuild their lives in the wake of communal riots. The two-day violence in ...

Aluthgama, the vibrant tourist beach destination in Western Sri Lanka, lies in ruins. Burnt homes and business establishments; special police units and the military patrolling the curfew-imposed ...

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A Muslim woman in the aftermath of clashes in Aluthgama. The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka condemned the violence, which followed a rally by Buddhist hardliners days after an alleged altercation ...

The sectarian riots in and around the town of Aluthgama, in southern Sri Lanka, followed demonstrations by the hardline Buddhist group Bodu Bala Sena, police said. Homes and shops were looted and ...

A Muslim woman in the aftermath of clashes in Aluthgama. The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka condemned the violence, which followed a rally by Buddhist hardliners days after an alleged altercation ...