The Sri Lankan army warned on Saturday that it would take action against anyone it deemed to be "inciting violence", the Daily Mirror reported.
"Certain parties with the intent of creating disharmony among communities were circulating a false message via SMS and social media, particularly among the Muslim community, promoting violence," the army's spokesperson Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya was quoted by the paper as saying.
“There is no truth in the content of such messages and the relevant authorities have been alerted to take action against those who circulate false information with the malicious objective of creating social disharmony," he added, warning of arrests.
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