Sri Lanka's tourism industry defiant after deadly attacks

Minister and merchants expect rebound, despite risk to economy and jobs

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Security personnel keep watch at Galle Fort, one of Sri Lanka's most popular tourist destinations, on April 24. (Photo by Amila Gamage)

AURORA ALMENDRAL, contributing writer

COLOMBO -- The Shangri-La Hotel in the heart of Colombo is shut down for business, its shattered windows open to the wide expanse of the Indian Ocean. Armed soldiers surround its perimeter.

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