Muslims protested against LTTE’s atrocities in Colombo

Colombo, 12 August, (Asiantribune.com): Hundreds of Muslims, including Muslim political leaders participated in a slogan chanting ‘Protest March’ yesterday in Colombo, after the Jumma prayers (afternoon Friday prayers), around 1.30 pm from Dematagaha Jumma Masjid located near the Colombo Town Hall.

The protest march that set out from Masjid went along the Town Hall roundabout, the Lipton circle and to the Maradana Jumma Mosque along Deans Road. From there the protestors marched along D.R.Wijewardena Mawatha to Pettah where the protest march concluded.
The participants expressed anger at the plight of Muttur Muslims who had to flee their homes to escape the fighting between Sri Lanka security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

They accused the LTTE leaded Prabakaran of killing and abduction of fleeing Muslim civilians.
Demonstrators distributed leaflets titled "Black Friday" questioning the LTTE on the spate of atrocities committed on innocent Muslims from as far back as 1980's up to now.