Business owners in Mannar town shut their stores and raised black flags in an act of mourning for the victims of the Easter Sunday bombs which killed nearly 300 people in Colombo and Batticaloa.
Shops in Mannar bazaar shut on Monday morning, while the area's association leaders put up black flags and tribute posters in public areas of the town.
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