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Special Task Force (STF) soldiers with gas masks sit on an armoured vehicle during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![A boy watches the military parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/5e/0f/00030f5e_medium.jpeg)
A boy watches the military parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![An army soldier looks back at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/5f/0f/00030f5f_medium.jpeg)
An army soldier looks back at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![Members from Sri Lankan military march with national flags during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/60/0f/00030f60_medium.jpeg)
Members from Sri Lankan military march with national flags during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![Army soldiers prepare a military elephant for the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/61/0f/00030f61_medium.jpeg)
Army soldiers prepare a military elephant for the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![Members from Sri Lankan military use their mobile phones to take pictures at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/62/0f/00030f62_medium.jpeg)
Members from Sri Lankan military use their mobile phones to take pictures at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![An Army tank is seen in a line at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/63/0f/00030f63_medium.jpeg)
An Army tank is seen in a line at the parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![An eagle, the symbol of Sri Lanka's Air Force stands on a soldier's shoulder at a parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/64/0f/00030f64_medium.jpeg)
An eagle, the symbol of Sri Lanka's Air Force stands on a soldier's shoulder at a parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![An eagle, the symbol of Sri Lanka's Air Force tries to fly away while a soldier attempts to control it during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/65/0f/00030f65_medium.jpeg)
An eagle, the symbol of Sri Lanka's Air Force tries to fly away while a soldier attempts to control it during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
![An Air Force soldier tries to keep an eagle, the symbol of Sri Lanka's Air Force to stand on a soldier's shoulder at a parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)](https://pix.avax.news/avaxnews/66/0f/00030f66_medium.jpeg)
An Air Force soldier tries to keep an eagle, the symbol of Sri Lanka's Air Force to stand on a soldier's shoulder at a parade during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 68th Independence day celebrations in Colombo, February 2, 2016. (Photo by Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)
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