To protest against the killing of two Red Cross staff members and recent abductions that had taken place, a peaceful protest was held at Fort railway station. About 200 people from the humanitarian aid community and others came together to express their concern. The WMC had banners and signboards stating “We share your grief”, “Let’s protect the right to live” and “Stop killing civilians”, written in Sinhala, Tamil and English. Protesters wore black masks over their mouths to show their disapproval for the abductions and killings.