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Bernard Smith

Sri Lanka: Buddhist nationalists exploiting anti-Muslim sentiment

Sri Lanka: Buddhist nationalists exploiting anti-Muslim sentiment

Sri Lanka's prime minister says recent anti-Muslim violence has damaged the island's reputation as a tourism destination. Rioting in the central district of Kandy has left three dead and destroyed or damaged more than 200 Muslim-owned businesses and homes. A curfew has also been reimposed, after it was temporarily lifted earlier.

Al Jazeera's Bernard Smith reports from Kandy.

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