Several security checkpoints in the Eastern Province removed
January 22, 2011 09:53 am
Most of the security checkpoints in the Eastern Province have been removed. The government states that already 30 checkpoints placed within the province as a safety measure have been removed due to the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in the Eastern Province.
Step by step the other checkpoints in the province will also be taken off, the government stated. Security forces had also recently decided to remove security checkpoints established in the Colombo area.