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Sri Lanka: Protesters set on fire houses of Mayor, MPs
Updated On: 09 May, 2022 08:27 PM IST | Colombo | ANI
The Sri Lankan police said that the buses carrying the supporters of the SLPP have been damaged in various parts of the country while some of their supporters have been tied up to poles. The military has been deployed on the roads to maintain calm despite an island-wide curfew
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A Sri Lankan police officer tries to control the government supporters during clashes outside prime minister`s residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Pic/PTI
Anti-government protesters on Monday set on fire the official residences of Sri Lanka's Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando and the MPs Sanath Nishantha, Ramesh Pathirana, and Nimal Lanza.
A large number of protesters including the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) were out on streets and attacked the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna MPs. Even some Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) offices were set ablaze, Daily Mirror reported.
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