Checking on injured paratroopers’ conditions...

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Chief of Defence Staff General Shavendra Silva visited the National Hospital and the Army Hospital to assess the condition of the paratroopers who were injured when their parachutes failed to open properly during the Independence Day rehearsals held at Galle Face Green this morning.

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Checking on injured paratroopers’ conditions...

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