COLOMBO (Reuters) - Eight Muslim government officials in Sri Lanka quit their portfolios on Monday in solidarity with the industry minister accused by the opposition of supporting Islamist militants who killed more than 250 people on Easter Sunday.
However, the three ministers and five junior ministers only resigned from their portfolios, not from the government or their parties, so there was no immediate risk to Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's parliamentary coalition.
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