Sri Lanka's army Thursday denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.
Army chief Mahesh Senanayake said CCTV footage of troops allegedly signalling a mob to attack a home in the latest wave of rioting did not show his soldiers committing any wrongdoing.
"We looked at footage from three cameras and found that there was no conniving of troops with the rioters," Senanayake told reporters in Colombo.
"If there was any, I would not hesitate to take action."
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