The Sri Lankan government ordered the military to take "stern action" over social media users seen to be inciting feelings of "communal and religious hatred" in the country, reports DailyMirror.lk.
The order had been issued by the Secretary of Defence, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, said the military's spokesperson Ruwan Wanigasuyira.
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