Sri Lankan mosque forced to abandon prayers by protesters (Buddhists versus Muslims)

[ZombieHorde]

A mosque in Sri Lanka has been forced to abandon Friday prayers amid community tensions in the central town of Dambulla.

About 2,000 Buddhists, including monks, marched to the mosque and held a demonstration demanding its demolition.

A mosque official told the BBC he and several dozen companions were trapped inside and feared the crowd would destroy the building.

Overnight the mosque had been targeted by a fire-bombing - no-one was hurt.

A little bit more at the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17781372

[snagglepuss]

1. There is more to the story.

Buddhists in the nearby town of Anuradhapura also protested against a Muslims shrine. Buddhists are upset because they believe these areas to be sacred to Buddhism.

In recent years militant Islamic groups have been spreading in the country. Moderate Muslims have also been attacked by extremist Islamic groups. In order to keep the peace, in January, Sri Lanka deported 161 radical Muslim clerics.




http://www.peopleofshambhala.com/2012/04/buddhist-call-for-demolition-of-mosque.html

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. For some reason I never thought of Buddhists as getting that pissed-off...