国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Sri Lanka in tears in national mourning day
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 23-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pearl">pearl</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Ocean">Ocean</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tears">tears</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="bomb">bomb</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankans">Lankans</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="silent">silent</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deceased">deceased</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="injured">injured</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="churches">churches</span>, <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="centers">centers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mourning">mourning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="help">help</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="places">places</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="lowered">lowered</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="mast">mast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <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="Wickremasinghe">Wickremasinghe</span> <span word="said">said</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="condolences">condolences</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="killed">killed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="origin">origin</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burials">burials</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="today">today</span> (<span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>). <span word="Religious">Religious</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="calm">calm</span>."</p><p><span word="Regarding">Regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investigations">investigations</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="identifying">identifying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="culprits">culprits</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="time">time</span>. "<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Cairo">Cairo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ISIS">ISIS</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>."</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40 <span word="suspects">suspects</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="custody">custody</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christchurch">Christchurch</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>."</p>
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