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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
Sri Lanka begins a day of national mourning with three minutes of silence to honour more than 300 people killed in suicide bomb blasts that have been blamed on a local Islamist group. IMAGES from outside St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo
Colombo, Sep 6 (EFE/EPA).- The Sri Lankan health ministry continued vaccinating people who are in the 20-30 age group as the country struggles with a surge of Delta variant infections.The Sri Lankan government last week began the COVID-19 vaccination program for the age group of 20-30 years with the aim of vaccinating 3.7 million people before the end of October. According to health officials, Sri Lanka had completely vaccinated 8.6 million people, or 43.7 percent of the total population over the age group of 30 as of 6 September. The Sri Lankan government has extended a nationwide lockdown till 13 September 2021, as a preventive measure against the spread of COVID-19. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE).SHOT LIST: SRI LANKAN YOUTHS RECEIVE THE VACCINE AGAINST COVID-19 DURING A 20- 30 YEARS AGE GROUP VACCINATION PROGRAM IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
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, Dec 28 (EFE/EPA).- A group of Buddhist monks staged a protest Monday in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo against the burial of Covid-19 victims. The buddhist groups claim the cremation of Covid-19 victims should be made mandatory while Sri Lankan Muslims continue to protest against the cremation of Covid-19 victims. (Camera: CHAMILA KARUNARATHNE)SHOT LIST: BUDDHIST MONKS PROTEST AGAINST THE BURIAL OF COVID-19 VICTIMS IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA.
Dozens take part in a candlelight vigil one week after the Easter Sunday suicide bomb blasts that killed 253 people in Sri Lanka . IMAGES of vigil
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