![The clock at Saint Anthony’s shrine stopped at 8.45am (03:15 GMT), the time the bomb exploded [Aanya Erinyes/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/65f394b1f93542e6b721b782c5332944_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Island nation commemorates attacks that saw six churches and hotels bombed, killing more than 265 people.
Results of the vote, held amid heightened religious tensions and stuttering economy, expected to be announced on Sunday.
![Police and election officials carry election materials to various polling stations before the presidential poll [Paula Bronstein/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/45144c0074564e2295b32e89acfd57ae_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Shortly before polls open, gunmen fire on buses carrying mainly Muslim voters but no casualties are reported.
![A police officer looks on as people stand in a line to cast their vote during the presidential election in Colombo [Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/ec2a3fef3fc14b718657f1c7a2b2c77e_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
At least 139 violations, including two cases of assault and 41 of intimidation, reported by midday on Saturday.
![Sri Lanka goes to the polls on Saturday to choose a new president with security and the economy high on the agenda. [Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/07f657ca30404b909f443f580988ddd3_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180)
Former defence chief Rajapaksa’s supporters stir ethnic tensions as he takes on the ruling party’s Premadasa.