Silent streets after dozens of children killed in Sri Lanka attacks

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The streets of Sri Lanka's Katuwapitiya should be full of the sound of children's games. But after deadly Easter attacks that killed at least 45 ...

Among them was 13-year-old Shine Fernando, who was laid to rest on Wednesday afternoon.

Enosh's distraught father Ranjeewa Silva, his left ear and arm bearing bandages from the blast, sobbed as he showed off his son's drawings of animals, cars, landscapes and sunsets."He was very intelligent and creative. He loved football and knew all the players from around the world. His favourite was Lionel Messi."

"Enosh was always performing in front of everyone and making speeches. He was the most important member of our family."Local residents have hung white flags in the gardens of their homes along streets lined with coconut trees as a mark of respect for the community's many dead.

 

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