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Sri Lanka condemns terrorist attack at Police Academy in Colombia
The Sri Lankan government has strongly condemned the terrorist attack carried out by the Colombian National Liberation Army (ELN) at the police academy in Bogotá, Colombia on January 17.
"The Government and the people of Sri Lanka convey their deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wish those who were injured a speedy recovery" the Foreign Ministry was quoted saying in a special statement.
While expressing solidarity towards the Colombian government the statement also urged the international community to join hands and fight against terrorism.
The attack which was caused by a car bomb in Bogotá left 21 dead and 50 injured. It was the deadliest attack in Bogota since the government struck a 2016 peace deal with the Marxist FARC rebel group.
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Badminton: World No.2 ranked Anders to play exhibition match against Viren at MBA Courts on Friday
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
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Customs seize Rs. 119 Mn worth of cigarettes and whisky hidden in furniture shipment
In a major detection at the Ceylon Shipping Lines (CSL) warehouse in Colombo 09, Sri Lanka Customs officers uncovered a large consignment of contraband cigarettes and whisky concealed within a shipment declared as household furniture and personal goods.
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Sri Lanka condoles with families of victims of Air India crash
Sri Lanka shared its condolences with bereaved family members of the victims of the Air crash in India today.
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