Voting began Tuesday in Sri Lanka's presidential election, which pits incumbent Mahinda Rajapakse against his former army chief in a tense contest hit by pre-dawn bomb blasts.
In the suburbs of Colombo, people had lined up half an hour before the polls opened across the country at 7:00 am (0130 GMT), according to witnesses. Voting will close at 4:00 pm.
The first results are expected to trickle out late on Tuesday and a final outcome is anticipated around midday on Wednesday.
© AFP
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