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Sri Lanka in state of emergency, national mourning today
Colombo, Apr 23: Sri Lanka has enforced a state of emergency from midnight Monday in the wake of the deadly Easter blasts that killed 290 people and wounded more than 500 others, enhancing the counter terrorism powers of the security forces.
The decision was made during a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena.
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The NSC has announced plans to impose a "conditional state of emergency" from midnight, said a statement from the president's media unit.
It
said
the
measures
would
target
terrorism
and
would
not
limit
freedom
of
expression.
The
government
has
declared
Tuesday
as
a
national
day
of
mourning.
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Story first published: Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 7:21 [IST]