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The Sri Lankan government has imposed an indefinite curfew in a popular tourist area after a group of Buddhists killed three muslims and injured dozens of others.
President Mahinda Rajapakse's government is accused of doing little to prevent this latest violence. It is said to have encouraged the rise of the Bodu Bana Sena, the group at the heart of the latest crisis. Rajapakse has denied any link to the group.
The latest unrest came weeks after Muslim legislators asked President Rajapakse to protect their minority community from what they described as Buddhist extremist elements, blamed for a recent spate of attacks.
Muslims make up about 10 percent of Sri Lanka’s 20 million population.
So, will further violence be averted? Or could Sri Lanka slip into another civil war?
Who is behind Sri Lanka's religious violence? - Inside Story - Al Jazeera English