Two excavators, two tipper lorries set on fire

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Two Excavators and two tipper Lorries are alleged to have been set on fire by seven people last night, police said. They said the vehicles parked within a tank being newly constructed near the Vilgam Vehera off the Trincomalee-Anuradhapura main road last night and that the identity of the miscreants were yet to be identified.

Police said investigations had revealed that the men had assaulted the security guard and blindfolded him before setting the vehicles on fire.

The fire was put out by the Navy fire brigade with the help of the Uppuweli police. The damage caused has been estimated to be in the region of Rs.9.5 million. (Chaturanga PradeepDM-Online)

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Sonali Tuesday, 17 December 2013 07:41 AM

Must be a work of extreme Muslims!

mohamed asfar Tuesday, 17 December 2013 08:00 AM

what the big deal ?

sach Tuesday, 17 December 2013 11:27 AM

arson and two ppl dead. not big deal?

R.R.Rohanp. Tuesday, 17 December 2013 01:56 PM

some one is trying to claim insurance by burning down old machines.

Soemoe Tuesday, 17 December 2013 02:47 PM

Sinhalese the largest racist and extremist in Srilanka ,,, no one can denied as this us the fact,,,

Citizen L Wednesday, 18 December 2013 03:06 PM

What dum f$%ks.....what a waste of money, especially when it'll do good to people. Whoever it is should be found and given capital punishment.

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