Dead dove prompts Sri Lanka probe
The Sri Lankan authorities have ordered an inquiry after a dove freeing ceremony intended to symbolise peace went disastrously wrong.
One bird was dead before take-off and "dropped like a brick" soon after it left the hands of the public security minister at a ceremony last weekend.
A BBC cameraman who witnessed the incident said that the dove may have died due to excessive humidity.
Instead of soaring majestically into the air to symbolise the government's commitment to peace and goodwill, the dove "dropped like a brick" on to the ground.
The incident happened in front of other government ministers and prominent dignitaries including the visiting Commander of US Forces in the Pacific, General James Campbell.
All the doves had successful take-offs apart form the one belonging to Mr Wickremanayake, who is also Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister.
The military police will look into the circumstances and try to see if there was any sabotage.
A three member delegation of the military police led by an army major have now been called in to investigate the mystery of the dead dove.
One bird was dead before take-off and "dropped like a brick" soon after it left the hands of the public security minister at a ceremony last weekend.
A BBC cameraman who witnessed the incident said that the dove may have died due to excessive humidity.
Instead of soaring majestically into the air to symbolise the government's commitment to peace and goodwill, the dove "dropped like a brick" on to the ground.
The incident happened in front of other government ministers and prominent dignitaries including the visiting Commander of US Forces in the Pacific, General James Campbell.
All the doves had successful take-offs apart form the one belonging to Mr Wickremanayake, who is also Sri Lanka's deputy defence minister.
The military police will look into the circumstances and try to see if there was any sabotage.
A three member delegation of the military police led by an army major have now been called in to investigate the mystery of the dead dove.
All this commotion over one dead bird, while murder and crime in Sri Lanka is on the rise. I swear people are idiots!
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