ISTANBUL Polling closed in the Sri Lankan parliamentary election on Thursday after millions of voters cast their ballots amid a healthy turnout. Voting closed at 4 p.m. local time (1030GMT) and the counting of ballots has begun, according to the Sri Lankan Election Commission. Millions of Sri Lankans thronged the polling stations across the country to elect a new parliament for a five-year term, as turn out crossed the 60% mark in several districts, including capital Colombo, local English news

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