[Meanwhile in Sri Lanka] A senior officer who sat on the bonnet of a Jeep warned civilians to disperse or face action. Moments later, the Army unit hurled tear gas and in one instance opened live ammunition fire. A youth who was in search of his mother died on the spot and another later. There are fears that the death toll will rise. More than fifty were injured. Media personnel covering the event were assaulted. Cameras were damaged by some in uniform who called the photo journalists “dogs.” Some journalists hid in homes as troops launched a house-to-house search for ‘miscreants.’ Details of the incident appear in reports elsewhere in the Sunday Times.
Posted on: Sun, 04 Aug 2013 08:20:21 +0000
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