Several shops and houses were set on fire in Sri Lanka's Kandy administrative district following violent clashes between two groups, police said today.
An assault over a personal dispute had spread into a riot, police said.
Police used tear gas to disperse an unruly mob after several shops and houses were set on fire.
"Kandy's Theldeniya police division has been placed under a police curfew till 6 am on March 6," police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.
The elite special task force was deployed in the riot-hit area.
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