国际英语资讯:Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew following violent clashes
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 13-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="Province">Province</span> <span word="followed">followed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gampaha">Gampaha</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Colombo">Colombo</span>, <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="from">from</span> 9:00 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="local">local</span> <span word="time">time</span> (1530 <span word="GMT">GMT</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="lifted">lifted</span> <span word="at">at</span> 4:00 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> (2230 <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>).</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="erupted">erupted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kurunegala">Kurunegala</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwestern">northwestern</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="angry">angry</span> <span word="mobs">mobs</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>, <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mosques">mosques</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="curfew">curfew</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="heightened">heightened</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="mobs">mobs</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="shops">shops</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gampaha">Gampaha</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="rushing">rushing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="restore">restore</span> <span word="normalcy">normalcy</span>.</p><p><span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Ranil">Ranil</span> <span word="Wickremesinghe">Wickremesinghe</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="swayed">swayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="false">false</span> <span word="information">information</span>.</p>
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