Prison bus shot at, 'Samayan' and six others killed

At least seven persons including a prominent underworld figure Aruna Udayashantha alias Samayan and two prison officers were killed when a prison bus was shot at in Kalutara today morning.

Police said that an unidentified group of gunmen had opened fire at the bus while it was carrying Prisoners from Kalutara Prison to Kaduwela Magistrate courts.

The incident had happened at Ethanamadala, Jawatte road in Kalutara.

One prison officer had died on admission to the Kaluthara Base Hospital and another died on admission to the National Hospital Colombo. (Thilanka Kanakarathna and S. Thantriarachchi)