Sri Lanka’s government announced that all face coverings (burqas, niqabs and helmets or masks) have been banned in the country. The ban is for public protection after the Easter Sunday bomb attacks at churches and hotels which claimed the lives of more than 250 people and wounded hundreds others. President Maithripala Sirisena of Sri Lanka in a statement stated that any face covering that made it impossible to identify individuals in a way that threatens national security is banned in Sri Lanka. The ban takes effect on Monday, 29 April 2019. Sri Lanka is still on high alert after the attacks, with warnings that more attacks could happen.
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