Police tear gas water protestors

1 August 2013 01:55 pm

Police used tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse some thousands of protestors in the Belummahara junction on the Kandy road, a short while ago.

A tense situation arose since this afternoon, with protesting villagers turning violent over drinking water issue due to the disposal of waste water from a factory.
 
Our reporter said several people were injured during the incident.