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Sri Lanka: Saudi aid for the displaced

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, has ordered food aid and other forms of assistance be sent to Sri Lanka to help the government face the current humanitarian difficulties in the country as a result of the displacement of tens of thousands of people from their homes.

A statement from the Ministry of Finance onTuesday said that two Saudi Arabian Airlines aircraft transporting aid would leave for Sri Lanka this week.

Courtesy- Presidential Media Centre