Religious minorities have been subjected to increased persecution and attacks owing to the widespread mono-ethnic Sinhala Buddhist Nationalism in Sri Lanka.[520][521][522][523] A nationalistic Buddhist group, Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), is alleged to have been behind attacks on Mosques and Muslims,[524][525][526][527] as well as having organized a moral unofficial police team to check the activities of Christian missionaries and Muslim influence in daily life.[528][529][530] The BBC reported that "Sri Lanka's Muslim minority is being targeted by hardline Buddhists. [...]