September 27, 2017 1:48 AM

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Sri Lanka: Buddhist monks -led mob attacks UN safe house for Rohingya refugees

In Sri Lanka, a mob led by a group of Buddhist monks today attacked a UN safe house for Rohingya refugees in capital Colombo forcing the authorities to take the refugees under police protection. '<br/><br/>Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said the group of 31 refugees including 16 children and 7 women were taken to a detention camp for their protection pending court instructions. The Buddhist monks led mob broke down gates, pelted stones and entered the walled multi-storied compound. The monks claimed the refugees are Muslim terrorists who killed Buddhist monks in Myanmar. <br/>'<br/>Sri Lanka Navy rescued the Rohingya refugees on 30th April this year after they were found drifting in a boat in Sri Lankan waters. The refugees were initially detained at a detention centre until a court ordered to hand them over to UNHCR last month. The UNHRC in Sri Lanka had detained them at the safe house as Sri Lanka does not allow them with long term stay.<br/>''''<br/>

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