Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse IUSF protesters

Police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse IUSF protesters

May 19, 2022   04:15 pm

The police fired gas and used water cannons to disperse the protesting Inter-University Students’ Federation (IUSF) members near the World Trade Centre at the Galle Face Green.

IUSF commenced a protest march near the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo this afternoon.

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