Anti-Muslim attacks: Violence continues in Sri Lanka despite state of emergency

Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in several central hill towns could spread.

Sri Lankan police officers attempt to douse burning shops in Ambatenna, in central Sri Lanka. | AP 

Sri Lanka's army soldiers and police personnel stand near a vandalized building in Digana, a suburb of Kandy. | AP

Sri Lankan army soldiers look on from an armed personnel carrier in Digana, a suburb of Kandy. | AP

Sri Lanka's army soldiers and police personnel stand near a vandalized Mosque in Digana, a suburb of Kandy. | AP

Sri Lanka's army soldiers remove the debris of a vandalized building in Digana, a suburb of Kandy. | AP

Sri Lankan police personnel stand near a vandalized building as they prepare to remove the body of a man who was killed in Digana, a suburb of Kandy. | AP

Sri Lankan police officers stand guard in Ambatenna. | AP

Sri Lankan police officers stand out side a vandalized Buddhist Temple in Poojapitiya. | AP

Sri Lankan police officers stand outside a vandalized Mosque in Poojapitiya. | AP

A computer screen showing a blocked Facebook window is seen in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | AP