Anti-Muslim attacks after the Easter bombings, May 2019

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Places: Chilaw, Kurunegala district and Kiniyama, according to Reuters on 13 May 2019
What: Stones thrown at mosques and Muslim-owned shops in Chilaw in a dispute that began on Facebook; Muslim-owned businesses attacked in Kurunegala district; the main mosque in Kiniyama attacked
Response: On 13 May 2019 the government temporarily restricted social networks and messaging apps including Facebook and WhatsApp, and a police curfew was imposed in Kurunegala district at night
Appears on: Communal violence and state force, 2013 to 2019

Anti-Muslim attacks after the Easter bombings, May 2019 / Followed, as the worst unrest since / Easter Sunday attacks, 21 April 2019
- Reuters reports that the attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses were the worst anti-Muslim unrest since the Easter bombings, which killed more than 250 people.13 May 2019 · Reuters (via TimesLIVE) · Sri Lanka blocks social media after worst anti-Muslim unrest since Easter bombings