Easter Sunday attacks commemorated in North-East

Churches, temples and mosques across the North-East marked one year since the Easter Sunday attacks today, in a series of commemorative events held under a military-enforced curfew.

In Vavuniya, Sri Lankan soldiers were stationed outside churches as a remembrance ceremony was underway.

In Mullaitivu, the historic Vattappalai Kannaki Amman Temple held a Saivite ceremony to commemorate the hundreds of people killed in the attack last year.

Meanwhile at the Mahboob Subuhani Masjidh in the district, special Dua prayers were held, led by Moulavi Samsuddin Muhammad Zaheer. Similar Islamic prayers were also held in Mannar and in Vavuniya.