Parliament observes one-minute silence for Easter attack victims

Parliament observes one-minute silence for Easter attack victims

April 21, 2021   10:57 am

The government and the opposition Members of Parliament observed a minute of silence today (21) at the request of the Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in remembrance of those whose lives were lost in the terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday two years ago.

Following the special statement by the Prime Minister at the commencement of Parliament on the Easter Sunday terrorist attack, the Prime Minister then requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to permit a minute of silence in memory of the victims.

Accordingly, all the Ministers and Members of Parliament in the House stood up to maintain a minute of silence.

The Premier, delivering his specials statement, reiterated that everyone responsible for the terror attacks will definitely be brought to justice.

Sri Lanka marked the second anniversary of Easter Sunday terror attacks today (April 21), which claimed the lives of more than 250 and injured at least 500 others.

Accordingly, all communities in the country observed a two-minute silence at 8.45 am to pay respect to the victims of the massacre.

Two main memorial services took place at the St Anthony’s Church in Colombo and the St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo. Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith presided the memorial service at the St Anthony’s Church where the first bomb was detonated at 8.45 a.m. on April 21, 2019.

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