{"id":100189,"date":"2013-08-13T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?p=100189"},"modified":"2013-08-19T15:06:08","modified_gmt":"2013-08-19T09:36:08","slug":"eu-concerned-over-weliweriya-killings-and-grandpass-mosque-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/eu-concerned-over-weliweriya-killings-and-grandpass-mosque-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Concerned Over Weliweriya Killings And Grandpass Mosque Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union Delegation\u00a0in Colombo said today that it is concerned by the attack on Grandpass Mosque on August 10 and\u00a0the deaths of three civilians following protests in\u00a0Weliweriya\u00a0on 1 August<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/index.php\/eu-concerned-over-weliweriya-killings-and-grandpass-mosque-attack\/euflag-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-100194\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-100194\" title=\"EUflag\" src=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/EUflag-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/EUflag-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/EUflag-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Sri Lanka:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe European Union Delegation in Colombo is concerned by recent incidents in Sri Lanka including the deaths of three civilians following protests in <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Weliweriya&amp;x=11&amp;y=5\">Weliweriya<\/a><\/span> on 1 August, and the attack on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.colombotelegraph.com\/?s=Grandpass+Muslim+Prayer+Centre+attack&amp;x=9&amp;y=8\">Grandpass mosque<\/a><\/span> on 10 August, which followed a number of other attacks on mosques and churches.\u00a0\u00a0 The right to freedom of peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of worship are fundamental to democratic societies and should be protected by the state. 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