Another protest tear-gassed

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Tear gas was fired to disperse a group of medical students and parents who were protesting against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) at the Lotus Roundabout in Colombo. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja

A photojournalist attached to a print media institution was hospitalized following injuries he sustained during the firing of tear gas and the use of water cannons.

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Another protest tear-gassed

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