The Foreign Affairs Ministry said that there has been no report of Srilankans injured in the terror attack in Brussels airport in Belgium today.
“No reports of any Sri Lankan casualties so far. The Sri Lankan Mission is in touch with Belgium authorities on the crisis there,” the Ministry spokesperson Mahishini Colonne said in a tweet.
Two explosions hit Brussels airport - one a suspected suicide bomb leaving at least 13 people killed, and 35 injured.
Meanwhile President Maithripala Sirisena also condemned the terrorist attacks and shared solidarity with the families of the victims. In a tweet published in his official twitter handle, he said “My condolences are with the families of victims of today's attacks in #Brussels."
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to vacate his official residence at Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo this morning, a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) source said.
Sri Lanka’s largest renewable energy project, the ‘Rvidanavi’ Solar Power Park project was launched in Siyambalanduwa today by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The Presidents’ Entitlements (Repeal) Bill was passed by a majority of 150 in parliament today. However the opposition MP’s were absent during the voting.
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