12 students hospitalised after clash at Ruhuna National College of Education

November 27, 2022 01:03 pm

At least 12 students have been injured and hospitalised following a clash between two groups of students of the Ruhunu National College of Education, the Police said.

The Police Media Division stated that a group of internship teacher trainees had attacked a group of students residing in the college.

The group of senior students has held a party last night (Nov. 26) and then a group of 50 individuals among them had come to the college premises and carried out this attack.

The twelve injured students have been admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital for treatment.

Akmeemana Police have initiated investigations into the incident following a complaint made by the President of the Ruhuna National College of Education regarding the incident, according to the Police Media Division.

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