Sri Lankan government declared a state of emergency for 10 days on Tuesday to arrest the communal violence spread across the country after clashes erupted between the Buddhists and the Muslim community.
The violence originated in the island nation's central district of Kandy soon after the funeral of a truck driver from the Buddhist community.
The driver was involved in a brawl with the Muslim groups before his death, though the reasons are still unknown, and after his funeral got over, the Sinhalese group unleashed attacks on Muslim people and their shops, resulting in the death of a youth.
On Tuesday, the Presidential office said in a tweet after the government announced its decision to declare Emergency Rule after a Cabinet meeting. “President promulgated a State Emergency a short while ago to redress the unsatisfactory security situation prevailing in certain parts of the country. The Police & Armed Forces have been suitably empowered to deal with criminal elements in the society & urgently restore normalcy,”.
