Colombo, April 24, 2025 (AFP) - Sri Lanka Buddhists overwhelm city in bid to see sacred tooth

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2025-04-24

Buddhist devotees flocking to see a sacred tooth in Sri Lanka were urged to stay clear by police on Thursday after hundreds of people queuing fell sick and a woman died. Regional police chief Lalith Pathinayake said queues in the city of Kandy were already 10 kilometres (six miles) long to worship what Buddhists believe to be a tooth of the Buddha -- a special showing of the relic that will end on Sunday. Officials estimated there were around 450......

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