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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapake waves from a train travelling from Pallai to Jaffna railway station on October 13, 2014, during the resumption of rail services to the former war-battered region after nearly 25 years. Sri lanka rebuilt the railway network after crushing Tamil Tiger rebels who had ripped the existing tracks to build bunkers. The train line to Colombo, a distance of nearly 400 kilometres (250 miles) is being reopened after being shut for 24 years because of fighting between Tamil rebels and security forces. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S.KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)