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Julie Delahaye & Nick Wood & Mia O'Hare

TUI cancels more holidays to Sri Lanka as Britons told not to travel there

Airline TUI have cancelled more holidays to Sri Lanka as Britons are told not to travel there. It comes after unrest in the country which has led to an economic crisis.

The South Asian country is seeing shortages of food, fuel and medicine as protests have been taking place since the end of March. A state of emergency and curfew has been put in place.

Hull Live reports that the UK Foreign Office has told Britons not to travel to the country unless it is absolutely necessary. They said: "Several incidents took place on May 9 involving violence against peaceful protesters, including in the Galle Face area in Colombo, where the security authorities used tear gas and water cannons.

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