News that is blocked in Sri Lanka by banning tweeter:
Anyone seen those comments saying don’t blame Sinhala Buddhists for anti-Muslim violence because IS attacked churches so it won’t be S/B (extreme or otherwise) who retaliate? ‘Sinhala Buddhists’ became a very fluid entity against Muslims. Even subsumed Sinhala Catholics. #lka pic.twitter.com/5MV3sz171u
— ThyagiRuwanpathirana (@ThyagiR) May 14, 2019
A misleading news alert, Namal Kumara is a self-appointed anti-corruption activist who alleged there was a plot kill the President.
He was arrested for his supposed involvement in the riots that struck Kurunegala yesterday. #lka #EasterSundayAttacksLK #SriLanka https://t.co/sQUFtFI0Ut— Dinouk Colombage (@Dinouk_C) May 14, 2019
Emerging reports that SLFP General Secretary Dayasiri Jayasekara was at the police station in Hettipola this morning, transferring four perpetrators of last night attacks to another police station before bailing them out. #SriLanka #lka pic.twitter.com/SwNSG2y5Jb
— MDWLive! News (@MDWLiveFeed) May 13, 2019
One dead as anti-Muslim violence spreads in wake of Easter massacre in Sri Lanka https://t.co/zTNacOL1wF
— The Independent (@Independent) May 14, 2019
Update: Two death reported so far.
1. Ameer – Kottaramulla, Wood Businessman, 45-50 in Age
2. Faisul Hameed – MinuwangodaBoth were killed by mobs in their own home. #CommunalAttackSL #lka #SriLanka https://t.co/IGggG1j2tz
— Abdhullah Azam (@AbdhullahAzam) May 13, 2019
Namal Kumara—who first revealed the alleged plot to kill President @MaithripalaS—has been arrested over violence in Kurunegala. He was pictured alongside SLFP Gen. Sec. Dayasiri Jayasekera outside the Hettipola Police Station. #lka pic.twitter.com/ksBfE2nrGg
— Roel Raymond (@kataclysmichaos) May 14, 2019
The flames of hatred belongs to no religion, it destroys everything in its path, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka, May 14, 2019 pic.twitter.com/0i9Hq2GXDt
— Chathuri Dissanayake (@ChathsD) May 14, 2019
Mahason Balakaya leader Amith Weerasinghe taken into custody https://t.co/qgi41lgUzz via @colombogazette #Srilanka #lka
— Colombo Gazette (@colombogazette) May 14, 2019