Police fire Tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters near Colombo University
Posted by Editor on March 8, 2023 - 1:40 pm
(FILE Photo)
Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse student activists attached to the Colombo university who were protesting on Reid Avenue near the University of Colombo a short while ago.
Abolishing the ‘Ranil-Rajapaksa’ government and the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), holding the elections without delay, and scrapping the latest tax revision were among the many demands of the IUSF protesters.
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