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Nine arrested over unruly behaviour amidst protest at filling station
Jun 18, 202208:03 AM
Nine arrested over unruly behaviour amidst protest at filling station

Nine people including a woman have been arrested after a protesting group near a filling station in Athurugiriya turned unruly.

 

The police said a group of individuals waiting in the queue had engaged in unruly behaviour at the filling station demanding fuel even after the available stocks ran out.

 

Reportedly, six police officers who were injured in the tense situation have been admitted to the Homagama Hospital for treatment.

 

The arrestees will be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court later today (June 18).

 

 

 

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