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Colombo Airport Operations Temporary Halted - Reports

© REUTERS / Dinuka LiyanawatteSri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019.
Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. - Sputnik International
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The entry road to Colombo's main airport was closed after a suspicious vehicle was spotted at nearby car park, according to an airport police statement.

According to reports, the car was parked in a parking lot near the capital's airport. Whether or not it actually poses a threat remains unknown.

Also, security officials ordered a lockdown at the central bank due to a bomb threat; the street outside the bank, which is near Sri Lanka's World Trade Centre, was blocked to traffic.

​A spokesman for the Sri Lankan Air Force has said that the suspicious car parked near Colombo's airport was a false alarm.

On Sunday, Sri Lanka was hit by a series of coordinated bombings in churches and hotels in the capital of Colombo and other cities, killing over 300 people and wounding at least 500 others.

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