The Explosive Ordinance Disposal Team of the Air Force has been deployed to clear the Fort Railway station this morning.
"This is a part of our ongoing security measures. However, so far no explosives have been found at the railway station," Air Force Spokesman Group Captain Gihan Senaviratne told Times Online.
Further, a Bell 212 helicopter has also been positioned at Rifle Green in Colombo for Bambi bucket fire dousing operations should the need arise.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
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