Sri Lanka Victory Day parade rehearsal

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A Sri Lankan Navy ship takes part in a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Air Force Mig 27 fighter jets fly during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Air Force Mig 27 fighter jets fly during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan military officers rest during military parade rehearsals in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan military officers rest during military parade rehearsals in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan military officers rest during military parade rehearsals in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Army personnel march during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Policemen take part in Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan army Special Force commandos interact during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan military officers rest during military parade rehearsals in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan military officers rest during military parade rehearsals in Colombo.

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A Sri Lankan Navy boat takes part in a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Air Force aircraft fly during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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A Sri Lankan Navy ship takes part in a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan policewomen with automatic weapons march during a rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter flies during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Air Force helicopters fly during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Army chief Jagath Jayasuriya (C) with Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa (L) during Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan army commandos take part in a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Army personnel take part in Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lanka National flag.

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Sri Lankan Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa (C) talks with Navy chief Somathilake Dissanayake (L), Army chief Jagath Jayasuriya (2R) and Airforce chief air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama (R) during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Navy chief Somathilake Dissanayake (L) shows something to Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa (C) as Army chief Jagath Jayasuriya (2R) and Airforce chief air Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama (R) look on.

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Sri Lankan Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa gestures during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lankan Defence Ministry Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa talks on his mobile phone during a Victory Day parade rehearsal in Colombo.

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Sri Lanka will commemorate the government's victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels in an annual military pageant scheduled for May 19.

Sri Lanka will commemorate the government's victory over the Tamil Tiger rebels in an annual military pageant scheduled for May 19.
Sri Lanka stage this parade to mark the third anniversary of the end of its 30-year war, with pressure mounting for a probe into alleged crimes during the conflict. Thousands of troops attend from units that led the final assault against Tamil Tigers whose leadership was killed on May 18 in 2009.