Sri Lanka ceremony ruined as peace dove fails to fly

[emad]

BBC News snip

The Sri Lankan authorities have ordered an inquiry after a dove freeing ceremony intended to symbolise peace went disastrously wrong.
One bird was dead before take-off and "dropped like a brick" soon after it left the hands of the public security minister at a ceremony last weekend.

A BBC cameraman who witnessed the incident said that the dove may have died due to excessive humidity.

At this time of the year temperatures can reach 33C.

"The dove was one of seven due to be released by dignitaries and politicians at a United Nations ceremony last weekend," said BBC cameraman Sriyantha Walpola.

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3809093.stm

[WillParkinson]

1. Maybe that's the idea...

Kill them all. Then there will be peace.

[ET Awful]

2. This dove is no more. . .

It's not pinin,' it's passed on! This dove is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its maker! This is a late dove! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed him to the perch he would be pushing up the daisies! Its metabolical processes are of interest only to historians! It's hopped the twig! It's shuffled off this mortal coil! It's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This.... is an EX-DOVE!



(with apologies to the Python crew).