The government today expressed condolences to Canada over terrorist attack a mosque in Quebec city killing six and wounding at least eight.
“Sri Lanka grieves with Canada for the victims of the terrorist attack in Quebec and condemns all forms of terrorism,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Mahishini Colonne said in a tweet, the microblog social media site of Twitter.
Gunmen attacked a suburban Quebec City mosque as worshipers were finishing their prayers Sunday night, killing six and wounding at least eight. According to foreign media reports this attack appears to be the first mass shooting at an Islamic house of worship in North America.
The final rites of veteran broadcaster, writer, and lyricist Nirmala de Alwis will be held today at Peradeniya.
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