On 12 May, rioters destroyed and set houses and businesses on fire, and a vandalised a nearby mosque, after a Muslim man posted a comment on Facebook, that rioters mistook as a threat. The incident subsequently sparked more rioting in the wider region. (24 Mosques, 181 Houses, 100 Businesses, 58 vehicles – 1.197 Billion rupees lost)
https://www.timesnownews.com/international/article/sri-lanka-fb-post-saying-dont-laugh-more-1-day-u-will-cry-triggers-anti-muslim-riots-mosque-vandalised/417901
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/sri-lanka-muslims-sinhala-neighbours-turned-190521064727363.html