Buddhist monks teargassed

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Police fired teargas and used water cannons to disperse the Buddhist monks who were gathered in front of the presidential secretariat this afternoon to meet the President and discuss the possibility of getting Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera released. The Thera was sentenced to 19-years imprisonment to be served in six years. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

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Borat Tuesday, 20 November 2018 08:35 PM

Shoot on sight anyone taking advantage of situation. Rajapakse clan can survive only only mayhem and thuggery to allow alibaba an forty thieves to survive. Police commission please act fast for independence of police not MS personnel property

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