{"id":50987,"date":"2012-08-12T18:09:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-12T18:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=50987"},"modified":"2012-08-16T21:36:57","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T21:36:57","slug":"sri-lanka-a-woman-axed-a-mosque-and-four-houses-were-set-on-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/sri-lanka-a-woman-axed-a-mosque-and-four-houses-were-set-on-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka: A Woman Axed, A Mosque And Four Houses Were Set On Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/\">ColomboTelegraph<\/a> &#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/several-tamil-families-in-dilithura-was-attacked-robbed-and-houses-set-on-fire\/arson-attack\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-38761\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-38761\" title=\"arson-attack\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/arson-attack-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/arson-attack-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/arson-attack-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>A woman was axed and a mosque and four houses were set on fire by an unidentified group in Irunooruwil, Battcaloa, on Sunday early morning. The woman, 52 years old Naguy Pichchi Sabi Nona is admitted to Batticaloa hospital. Police says they arrested\u00a0one person. 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