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Church accuses Sri Lanka army of killing protesters

Friday, August 9th, 2013

Church leaders in Sri Lanka accused the country’s military of shooting unarmed protesters and desecrating a church during demonstrations against water contamination. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, archbishop of Colombo, condemned “unhesitatingly” the military shooting that killed three people and wounded more than 50 others last week. “We wish to condemn unhesitatingly the attack that was carried Read more