2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka

When

2019

Kind

Riot

Deaths

1

Coordinates

7.38° N, 80.33° E

Description

series of religiously motivated riots targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka

Date from

year in its name

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Series of religiously motivated riots targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka

The 2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka were a series of religiously motivated riots targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka. The riots originated as isolated incidents in Chilaw, perpetrated in retaliation for the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings, eventually spreading to much of the North Western Province and its surrounding areas.

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