Police tear gas water protestors

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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.

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