Muslim man slashed to death during anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka

<p>A Muslim man was slashed to death during anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka, reports <a href="https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/muslim-man-killed-in-sri-lank…">&nbsp;Agence France Presse.</a></p> <p>The 45 year old man died after being admitted to hospital in Puttalam, a police official told press.</p> <p>This marks the first death in a wave of violent backlash against the Muslim community, that saw a social media ban and island wide curfew imposed.</p> <p>Sri Lanka’s North Western province descended into unbridled violence today, as Sinhalese mobs attacked several mosques, set ablaze shops and stoned Muslim homes in the Kurungela District.</p> <p>Initially&nbsp;calling for a curfew in six villages in the district, police imposed an island-wide curfew as the violence spread.</p> <p>Locals reported police and security forces failing to act as mobs&nbsp;moved through villages in anti-Muslim violence. The government blocked social media platforms including WhatsApp and Facebook as the violence spread.</p>