A Muslim restaurant in Puttalam was attacked with a petrol bomb this weekend, just days after anti-Muslim violence erupted in Kandy, reports The Island.
The restaurant in Anamaduwa saw a group on motorcycles hurl a petrol bomb at it, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The police said they suspect the attack was “racially motivated”.
A group of seven suspects have since been arrested by the Sri Lankan police after CCTV footage captured the attack.
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