19 Mar 2018 / Sri Lanka

State of emergency lifted as tensions subside

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has ordered the lifting of the state of emergency that had been declared to control riots in which three people died and nearly 500 shops and homes were destroyed.

This move was prompted by an improvement in the security situation.

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