Suspicious vehicle in Mattakkuliya a false alarm, Police clarifies
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on October 16, 2019 - 12:11 pm
The owner of the unidentified car that had created some panic in the Mattakkuliya area this morning had been identified and had removed the vehicle, the Police said.
Further inspection has revealed that the owner of the vehicle had left the vehicle there over a technical malfunction experienced last night (15).
However, the students and the parents were panicked this morning when they found the abandoned car.
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