Sri Lanka: Violence Mars Run-Up to Presidential Election

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 20th, 2010 | Trackback

The first presidential election since the army defeated the Tamil Tigers in a decades-long civil war will take place Jan. 26, pitting the incumbent president who pushed for a military victory against the general who carried it out. Passions are high and violence has already claimed two lives, prompting the military and police to go on alert across the country. Riot police broke up rallies with tear gas and more violence is possible.

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