The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka urged the government Monday to crack down on Islamic extremists with more vigor “as if on war footing” in the aftermath of the Easter bombings.
A Sri Lankan police special task force officer inspects a Muslim cemetery in Colombo on April 29.
“I want to state that we may not be able to keep people under control in the absence of a stronger security program,” he said. “We can’t forever give them false promises and keep them calm.” He urged the government to “implement a proper program in order that the people don’t take the law into their own hands.”
Churches were shut across the nation on Sunday, a week after the bombings, for fear of another attack by militants linked to the Islamic State group. Sri Lanka’s Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes as Ranjith presided over a televised service. Meanwhile, the government banned all kinds of face coverings that might conceal people’s identities. The emergency law, which took effect Monday, prevents Muslim women from veiling their faces.
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