{"id":197314,"date":"2018-12-26T14:52:59","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T09:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=197314"},"modified":"2018-12-26T15:32:36","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T10:02:36","slug":"several-buddha-statues-attacked-in-mawanella-police-arrest-two-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/several-buddha-statues-attacked-in-mawanella-police-arrest-two-suspects\/","title":{"rendered":"Several Buddha Statues Attacked In Mawanella: Police Arrest Two Suspects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Police have arrested two youth in Mawanella for allegedly damaging several Buddha statues in the area last few days creating religious tensions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Buddha-Statues-Attacked-In-Mawanella.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-197315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Buddha-Statues-Attacked-In-Mawanella.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Buddha-Statues-Attacked-In-Mawanella.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Buddha-Statues-Attacked-In-Mawanella-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a>One suspect named M. Ashfar was handed over to the Police by villagers. Both suspects are expected to be produced before the Magistrate today.<\/p>\n<p>The Police are yet to establish if the attack was an organized act of violence to create religious tensions among the Sinhalese and Muslim communities in the area or an isolated incident. 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