One protester shot dead by Sri Lanka police during anti-government protests, say officials
The Hindu
This the first killing of a protester in weeks of anti-government demonstrations.
Sri Lanka police shot dead one man and injured 10 others on Tuesday, officials said, in the first killing of a protester in weeks of anti-government demonstrations over the island’s crisis.
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