The US issued a security warning on potential election related violence to its citizens living or travelling in Sri Lanka.
Advising citizens to stay away from political rallies and demonstrations, the statement said,
“We strongly recommend that US citizens living or travelling in Sri Lanka and the Republic of Maldives enrol in the Smart Traveller Enrolment Program (STEP) to receive security messages and make it easier to locate you in an emergency.”
Shooting at UNP election rally in Colombo (31 Jul 2015)