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How laid-back Sri Lanka became a soft target

Published on 29 Apr 2019 11:35:13 AM

A week after the Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday, some are pointing to rifts within Sri Lanka's government and a lack of preparedness by the country's military that made the country a target.

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colombo, reuters, sri lanka, sri lanka bombings, terrorism

A week after the Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday, some are pointing to rifts within Sri Lanka's government and a lack of preparedness by the country's military that made the country a target.

Keywords:
colombo, reuters, sri lanka, sri lanka bombings, terrorism

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