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August 05, 2013

Sri Lanka steps up security as protest toll rises
Colombo (AFP) Aug 04, 2013
Police poured into a village near Sri Lanka's capital ahead of the funeral Sunday of a teenager shot dead by troops during a protest against contaminated water, residents said. Security in Weliweriya village was strengthened as a hospital official said a third person had died after succumbing to injuries sustained during the army's crackdown on the residents' protest on Thursday. "We have another three people in the intensive care and their condition is serious," spokeswoman for the hospital in ... read more

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