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Katuwapitiya (Sri Lanka), Apr 4 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne) Sri Lanka celebrated Easter Sunday among a wide security deployment two years after experiencing one of its most tragic days with the jihadist attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels that left 269 dead, including 45 children, and more than 400 injured. FOOTAGE OF POLICE CHECKPOINTS AND THE SUNDAY RESURRECTION MASS IN THE CHURCH OF SAN SEBASTIÁN IN KATUWAPITIYAM, NEGOMBO, SRI LANKA, ONE OF THE CHURCHES WHERE THE TERRORIST ATTACK HAPPENED IN 2019.
Colombo, Apr 2 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- Hundreds of people commemorated Good Friday in the churches of Colombo.The Christian population in the country represents 7.4%, while Buddhists are 70.2%, Hindus 12.6% and Muslims 9.7%, according to data from the 2011 census. FOOTAGE OF GOOD FRIDAY CELEBRATIONS IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Mexico City, Feb 3 (EFE).- Family and friends held Wednesday a candlelight vigil for a body of a missing man outside the headquarters of the Ministry of the Interior of Mexico, in protest over the lack of resources following the closure of a trust for relatives of victims of disappearance. (Camera: AMERICA NERI).SHOT LIST: FAMILY, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF A MISSING MAN HOLD A CANDLELIGHT VIGIL DURING A PROTEST OUTSIDE THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO.SOUND BITE: MARGARITA LÓPEZ, FAMILY MEMBER OF THE VICTIM.TRANSLATION: We brought the body for the candlelight vigil here, in front of the Government, because the authorities refused to pay the funeral expenses even though it is a right for the families of the victims.
Colombo (Sri Lanka), 8 Sep (EFE/EPA) - (Camera: Chamila Karunarathne).- Hundreds of dissidents on Tuesday protested in Colombo against a constitutional amendment proposed by the government of Sri Lanka granting extraordinary powers to the head of state, overturning an amendment approved during the last government limiting these capabilities. The controversial 20th constitutional amendment bill was published in an official gazette on Thursday, after the cabinet approved it.
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader condemns the Easter attacks during a private mass as the country marks a week since suicide bombers hit three churches and three luxury hotels. IMAGES of Cardinal Malcolm, Sri Lanka PM and President attending the mass
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