Muslim school girls play in the sea on a beach in Arugam Bay, on the East coast of Sri Lanka

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Muslim school girls play in the sea on a beach in Arugam Bay, on the East coast of Sri Lanka. Only the previous week, hardline Buddhists attacked and killed 8 Muslims on the South West coast just 80km from the Capital Colombo.

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Location: Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © sam spickett / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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