Sri Lanka will mark a national day of mourning today (12) in remembrance of the former Japanese Prime Minister the late Shinzo Abe.
Accordingly, all state institutions will hoist the national flag at half-mast.
The Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government said today has not been declared a state holiday.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead in the southern city of Nara last Friday.
A gunman opened fire on Abe at a political campaign event – a crime that has profoundly shocked Japan.
Abe was Japan’s longest-serving prime minister and died aged 67.
Abe was giving a speech on behalf of a political candidate at a road junction when he was shot from behind.
