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Ten arrests as Sri Lankan towns smoulder

The suspected leader of a hardline Buddhist group and nine others have been arrested as anti-Muslim violence continues in one of Sri Lanka's largest cities.

A Sri Lankan Muslim from among the Moor community standing at his business establishment which had been attacked and looted at the Pallekelle town in Kandy 117kms from Colombo,
A Sri Lankan Muslim from among the Moor community standing at his business establishment which had been attacked and looted at the Pallekelle town in Kandy. Source: AAP (EPA/M.A.PUSHPA KUMARA)

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