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* Sri Lanka President takes a ride in a passenger vessel
Thursday, April 2, 2009, 14:07 GMT, ColomboPage News Desk, Sri Lanka.

Apr 02, Colombo: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today cruised in the passenger vessel Jet Liner, in deep sea around 50 miles off shore.

The vessel has been anchored in Galle Harbour. Navy Commander Vice Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda and President's son Rohitha Rajapaksa accompanied the President on the tour.

The vessel Jet Liner came under LTTE attack in 2006 when it was transporting 854 unarmed security forces personnel off the coast of Trincomalee.

Picture by Chandana Perera

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