Unexpected plunge during protest march

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Police and protesters fall near a paddy field as the police tried to halt the protest march against the recent electricity price hike that began in Divulapitiya town yesterday morning. Six individuals, including a Buddhist monk and a woman, were subsequently arrested. Later they were released.
Pic by Pushpakumara Mallawarachchi

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Unexpected plunge during protest march

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