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The Sri Lankan military opened up a new dental surgery in Jaffna on Monday at a military base inside a High Security Zone.
The dental surgery was a “long-felt need for tri-service and Police personnel serving the peninsula,” according to an official military website.
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Constructed at a cost of Rs 5 million, the dental surgery is attached to the Palali Army Base, which they Sri Lankan military continues to maintain in the peninsula's High Security Zone.
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