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Protestors outside UN building as UNSG visits Sri Lanka
Dozens of protestors rallied outside the United Nations compound in Colombo as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the island, protesting against the U.N.’s actions during a prolonged civil war.
Police held back the demonstrators led by Buddhist monks as they tried to march on the compound just before Ban arrived on the first full day of his two-day visit to Sri Lanka.
A police official outside the U.N. offices, located in a tightly guarded area of the capital, said officers had obtained a court order preventing protests to avoid breaches of the peace.
Ban’s convoy arrived at the compound shortly after the protesters had been peacefully dispersed. The U.N. leader held talks with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe Wednesday evening after arriving in Sri Lanka from Myanmar, and is due to meet with President Maithripala Sirisena later today.
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