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Anti-Muslim riots kill one in Sri Lanka, nationwide curfew imposed after attack on mosque

A Muslim man was killed in Sri Lanka on Monday, police said after imposing a nationwide curfew to contain a violent new backlash against Easter suicide bombings.

The 45-year-old man died shortly after admission to a hospital in Puttalam district during anti-Muslim rioting which began Sunday in the area, a police official told AFP.

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