Sri Lanka bans face covering after terror attacks

<strong>Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed 253 people.</strong> Sirisena said he was using emergency powers to ban any form of face covering in public. The restriction will take effect from

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<strong>Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed 253 people.</strong> Sirisena said he was using emergency powers to ban any form of face covering in public. The restriction will take effect from