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Supporters of the opposition party cover their heads with chairs during rainfall at an anti-government rally in Colombo
26 Jul 2007
Source: Reuters
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Supporters of the opposition party cover their heads with chairs during rainfall at an anti-government rally in Colombo July 26, 2007. Thousands of opposition supporters rallied against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa and demanded snap elections in the capital Colombo on Thursday. The banner reads, “Against evil rule of the brotherhood that is exploiting war”.
REUTERS/STR/SRI LANKA, STR


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Members of Sri Lanka's police, Special Task Force, inspect defused suspected Tamil Tiger rebel Claymore mines, before the start of annual Buddhist cultural pageant, in Kandy, August 26, 2007. Sri Lankan security forces defused three suspected Tamil Tiger rebel bombs on Sunday, including one in the ancient central hill capital of Kandy where thousands of people are attending a Buddhist pageant.


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