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Danielle-Kate Wroe & Ryan Paton

Tui cancels all flights to Sri Lanka amid Foreign Office's urgent warning

Tui has cancelled all flights to Sri Lanka amid ongoing political unrest in the country.

The country is on the brink of bankruptcy with shortages of fuel, food and medicine. The economic problems have sparked widespread demonstrations across Sri Lanka as a state of emergency has been declared, alongside an island-wide curfew.

The Foreign Office have warned against all but essential travel to the country after violence against those peacefully protesting. The British government said several incidents took place on May 9, including areas in Colombo and Kandy - and warned "further incidents could take place" - as M.E.N reports.

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