Amarakeerthi Athukorala – BOL News Staging

Curfew in Sri Lanka after day of deadly unrest

May 10, 2022 by Shehroze Aqueeque

Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police on Tuesday to enforce a curfew after five people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Nearly 200 people were also injured on Monday when Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned, but this did little to quell public outrage. He … Read more

Ruling-party MP kills protester, takes own life: police

May 9, 2022 by Shehroze Aqueeque

During a dispute outside the capital, a legislator from Sri Lanka’s ruling party shot and killed an anti-government demonstrator before killing himself, authorities said Monday. Amarakeerthi Athukorala opened fire in the town of Nittambuwa, seriously wounding two persons who were obstructing his car, police said, adding that one of the victims died as a result … Read more

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