The Government Information Department confirmed that the temporary ban on Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media sites was lifted this morning. A sudden ban was imposed on social media last night in the wake of the tense situation that occurred in Negombo last evening. Informed political sources said the ban was imposed as a way of preventing the escalation of tensions. This came a week after the government lifted the ban on social media which came into effect after the Easter Sunday explosions. The Police, the Army and the Air Force were deployed to restore normalcy in the Negombo police division last evening. Police sources said this morning that the situation in the Negombo area was peaceful.