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At least three Muslims were killed in clashes with hardline Buddhists in southern Sri Lanka.
The resident died from a gunshot wound near the town Aluthgama Mosque which is the region worst sectarian conflict in recent years.
Ministry of Justice Sri Lanka Rauf Hakeem, said more than 78 people seriously injured in the clashes.
A curfew was imposed in Aluthgama and the area around the city of Beruwala.
Sri Lanka is dominated by Buddhist, Muslim percentage is only 10%.
Clashes occur for several hours, decorated action throwing stones and bottles, said the BBC's Charles Haviland in Aluthgama.
Hakeem who is a Muslim expressed his anger because the police failed to enforce the law.
He also regretted the decision to allow police Buddhists rallied after three days of sectarian conflict between Muslim youth and monks.
According to eyewitnesses, the hardliners Bodu Bala Sena took to the streets, chanting calls anti-Islamic, Islamic attract people from the bus and Muslims pelted the house.
Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa, said it had run the investigation related to the case. BBC
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