Sri Lanka's Police arrests Muslim leader following threats of violence from BBS

Hours after the head of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organisation in Sri Lanka threatened to incite bloody attacks against Muslim communities unless a Muslim leader was arrested, Sri Lanka’s police arrested the Secretary of Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamath (SLTJ) Abdul Razick.

A statement by the police headquarters said that Mr Razick was arrested due to a complaint regarding a comments made by him at a protest last week, reports Colombo Telegraph. 

The arrest came hours after the BBS leader Gnanasara Thero issued a one day ultimatum before a starting violence against Muslims.

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