It has been two weeks since the violent riots against Muslim [1]s in the Sri Lankan coastal cities of Aluthgama and Beruwala. Although the situation has died down after widespread condemnation [2], sporadic violence against Muslims continues [3] in different parts of Sri Lanka.
Blogger Abdul Khaleq [4] tweets about one such recent incident in the Ratmalana [5] division in Colombo district:
Ratmalana Borupona Rd mosque set on fire 1am. Flames spotted early and put out. Min Fowzie here #StayStrongSrilanka [6] pic.twitter.com/Vys16T51vn [7]
— abdulkhaleq (@HalikAzeez) June 29, 2014 [4]
Blogger D. B. S. Jeyaraj [8] has details on the unsuccessful arson attack on the Thalayan Bawa Jumma Mosque on Borupane road in Ratmalana in the early hours of 29 June, 2014.