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Black July: 40 years on Sri Lanka's anti-Tamil programme

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It has been 40 years since riots broke out in Sri Lanka against the country's Tamil minority.
Hundreds were killed, thousands had their homes destroyed and businesses looted in a weeklong marathon of violence.
Many believe the violence was carried out by people from the Sinhala majority mobs, backed by the government.
It ignited the country's 26-year conflict between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists.

Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo.

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