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SL police block Tamils protesting against disappearances from travelling to Colombo

Published 07:59 GMT

Photographs @AzzamAmeen

Tamils wanting to protesting against the disappearances of their loves ones were blocked from traveling to Colombo this morning by Sri Lankan police. The Tamils were returned to Vavuniya, where they have commenced their protest.

The incident occurs as the Channel 4 news team were stopped from traveling northwards after over 100 Sinhala protesters mobbed the train they were traveling in at Anuradhapura.

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