adminALUTGAMA. — More deadly violence flared in a Sri Lankan coastal resort where Buddhist hardliners set shops and homes alight for a second night running in defiance of a curfew, police and residents said yesterday.Amid mounting international concern at the unrest, residents of a town which has borne the brunt said an unarmed security guard was killed in an attack outside a Muslim-owned farm, raising the overall death toll to four.
“More than a dozen houses and shops have been burnt overnight,” a police source said from the mainly Muslim town of Alutgama after another night of mob violence by followers of the extremist Buddhist Force.
Western embassies in Colombo advised their nationals holidaying in the area to stay indoors, while other foreigners were urged to avoid crowded areas and respect the curfew. — AFP.
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