Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots

COLOMBO - Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms on Monday after anti-Muslim riots hit several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter Sunday suicide attacks.

A motorcycle gang attacked shops in nearby Kuliyapitiya and four members were arrested, officials said. However, dozens of people laid siege to the police station and forced their release.Police said the curfew in Chilaw and nearby areas was relaxed Monday, but the social media ban was brought in to head off new violence."Don't laugh more, 1 day u will cry," was posted on Facebook by a Muslim shopkeeper, and local Christians took it to be a warning of an impending attack.

The main body of Islamic clerics, the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama , said there was increased suspicion of Muslims after the Easter attacks carried out by local jihadists. The latest unrest came as Catholic churches resumed Sunday masses for the first time since the bombings.

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