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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10305098" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://i54.tinypic.com/23ljlsp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Some 30,000 people attended Saturday the  funeral  of a factory worker shot by police during a demonstration at a   foreign investment zone in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. The  body of Roshen Shanaka was removed ahead of schedule from the  house in  Minuwangoda, 35 kilometres north of the capital, in an  apparent move to  prevent trade unionist and political parties  from parading the coffin.   An estimated 5,000 soldiers were deployed to provide security at  the funeral.   Shanaka died on Wednesday, two days after he was injured when  police  attacked employees demonstrating against a planned pension  scheme.   The incident has sparked concern among foreign investors, with the   German and Japanese embassies taking up the issue with the government.   Monday's protests were the country's biggest since government  forces  defeated Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka two years ago. DPA</blockquote>

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