Sri Lanka, Nov. 12 -- Tensions flared near the Ruwanweli Maha Seya today (12) after an outside group arrived at the site where Buddhist monks are staging a satyagraha and fast-unto-death protest against the Anuradhapura Sacred City development project.

Security forces intervened to bring the volatile situation under control, and police protection has since been deployed to the area.

Court orders had also been previously issued regarding the protest site.

A group of monks, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thera, has been engaged in the demonstration and hunger strike for several days, demanding the withdrawal of the proposed development gazette.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Hiru News....