Sri Lanka bans Citizens From covering Face after attacks
Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard next to a store near St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo on April 28, 2019, a week after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. – Thousands of Sri Lankan troops remained on the streets, guarding churches and mosques for the symbolic day. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) Sirisena said he was using emergency powers to ban any form of face covering in public. The restriction will take effect from Monday, his office said in a statement. “The ban is to ensure national security… No one should obscure their faces to make identification