| Suspected Islamic fundamentalists killed a young Muslim in Eravur, in the eastern Sri Lankan district of Batticaloa on Tuesday, apparently because he and his cohorts were indulging in "un-Islamic" activities, reports in the local media said. Quoting the police, the media said that a group of Islamic radicals entered a house in the Mich Nagar area of Eravur at about 11.30 pm, threw a hand grenade and shot dead Mohamad Ismail aged 25. Two other inmates, Abdul Hakeem (23) and USA Majid (24), were injured. Prior to this, some Islamic vigilante organisations had issued a warning that they would not tolerate un-Islamic activities like consuming alcohol, gambling, prostitution, and misbehaving with women. The "Tamilnet" website said that a similar attack had taken place earlier in Oddamavadi, another place in Batticaloa district. |