Wijerama shops set ablaze: police arrest suspect

Police Intelligence officers have arrested a suspect in connection with the incident where several Muslim owned shops were set ablaze in Wijerama, Maharagama, Police Headquaters said.  

The 33 year old suspect was identified by officers through footage obtained from CCTV cameras in the vicinity.

Police said the cameras had captured the suspect, a resident of Maharagama, arriving on a bicycle and throwing something at the shops which then started to burn. (By Indika Ramanayake)