国际英语资讯:Sri Lankan president signs gazette declaring week-long state of emergency
<p><span word="COLOMBO">COLOMBO</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 6-- <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lankan">Lankan</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Maithripala">Maithripala</span> <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="gazette">gazette</span> <span word="notification">notification</span> <span word="declaring">declaring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="for">for</span> 10 <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidential">Presidential</span> <span word="Media">Media</span> <span word="Division">Division</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="declared">declared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="March">March</span> 6.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>, <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="instructions">instructions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="appropriately">appropriately</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="welfare">welfare</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="inconvenienced">inconvenienced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="violated">violated</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="evening">evening</span>, <span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="appealed">appealed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="calm">calm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="mobs">mobs</span> <span word="clashed">clashed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kandy">Kandy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injuring">injuring</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="mobs">mobs</span> <span word="clashed">clashed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ampara">Ampara</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="Sirisena">Sirisena</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> "<span word="stern">stern</span> <span word="action">action</span>" <span word="against">against</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spreads">spreads</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rumors">rumors</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="provoking">provoking</span> <span word="communal">communal</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="stability">stability</span>, <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reconciliation">reconciliation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sri">Sri</span> <span word="Lanka">Lanka</span>.</p>
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