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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 22957560" data-attributes="member: 218596">Police probe fresh anti-Muslim attack as hate crimes escalate       <img src="http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article23034757.ece/alternates/FREE_300/TH11-DESPATCH-MEERA" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> A Sri Lankan Navy soldier stands guard as a Muslim man looks on next  to shops that have been closed in protest following deadly communal  violence in other parts of the country, in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo  on March 9, 2018.         Vandals attack Muslim-owned restaurant in Sri Lanka   Vandals attacked a Muslim-owned restaurant in Sri Lanka on Sunday in an alleged “hate crime”, police said, as tensions remain high across the island following a week of violent riots.The  restaurant in Anamaduwa — 130 km north of the capital Colombo — was  targeted despite police being on high alert after a spate of anti-Muslim  attacks.The government declared a state of emergency last week  as 11 mosques were torched and 200 Muslim-owned businesses destroyed in  riots by Sinhalese mobs that left at least three people dead and around  20 wounded.Some social media networks including Facebook remain  blocked across Sri Lanka. Officials say this was done to prevent the  spread of hate speech against Muslims. A senior police official said  disciplinary action would be taken against officers in the Anamaduwa  area for failing to prevent the restaurant attack.“We are treating this as a hate crime. An investigation is on to identify those responsible,” he said.Three-member panelPresident  Maithripala Sirisena announced on Saturday that he will appoint a  three-member panel of retired judges to investigate the unrest that drew  concern from rights groups and the international community.Police  said nearly 150 people were arrested over the violence, including the  suspected leader Amith Weerasinghe, a Sinhalese man known for  anti-Muslim activism and outspoken social media posts.</blockquote>

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