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White powder scare closes Colombo U.S. Embassy

United States Embassy officials in Colombo ordered complete closure of the embassy after mysterious white powder in a paper container was recovered in the visa section Wednesday 11:00 a.m., sources in Colombo said.

Chronology:

24.04.22 05:44
தீவின் நெருக்கடிச் சூழலில் ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசம் கடைப்பிடிக்கவேண்டிய நிலைப்பாடுகள்

09.04.22 14:44

குறிதவறும் ஈழத்தமிழர் தலைமைகளுக்கு வரலாறு தருகின்ற எச்சரிக்கை

21.01.22 07:24

ஈழத்தமிழர் தேசத்தின் தலைமைத்துவம் தேர்தல் அரசியற் கட்சிகளுக்கு அப்பாலானது

02.11.21 15:32

13 ஆம் சட்டத்திருத்தத்தால் கட்டமைக்கப்பட்ட இன அழிப்பை எதிர்கொள்ள முடியுமா?

15.09.21 08:19
English version not available

17.05.21 19:23

Ananthi blames war criminal Silva for blocking collective memorial at Mu'l'livaaykkaal

09.04.21 14:46
English version not available

23.03.21 12:41

No focus on Tamil genocide, geopolitics gets played out in Geneva in favour of QUAD formation

21.03.21 13:34

Navi Pillay explains ‘human rights’ limitations in Geneva on Tamil genocide

15.03.21 20:36

Deceived Tamil activists in UK falsely claimed ‘substantial changes’ to Zero draft

09.03.21 21:34

UK repeatedly wronged Tamils says hunger-striker, demands genocide justice

26.02.21 11:53

Tamils witness false dilemma in Geneva as geopolitical formations pit against each other

19.02.21 14:02

UK not prepared to push for ICC option in new UNHRC Resolution

07.02.21 23:16

Unprecedented P2P uprising paves the way for rights-oriented politics of Tamils and Muslims

22.01.21 08:01

Gotabaya sets up deceptive COI citing ‘sovereignty’ and ‘non-aligned’ foreign policy

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