Sri Lanka celebrates 62nd Independence Day
20:09, February 04, 2010

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A Navy sailor raises the national flag as Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) and Commander of the Navy Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe (C) look on, during celebrations of Sri Lanka's 62nd Independence Day, in Kandy, 72 miles (116 km) from Colombo February 4, 2010. The country achieved independence from the British crown in 1948 and officially become the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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