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The Sri Lankan military announced the opening of a newly constructed building at its Eastern Province headquarters last week, as it continued to expand its presence in the region.
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The construction of the new officer’s accommodation block was a project launched just four months ago, reported an official military website.
The opening comes just days before Sri Lanka’s army commander stressed there was no move to close camps on the Tamil North-East of the island.
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