Friday, July 31, 2015

Sri Lanka Election Violence: A woman killed, 12 others injured in Colombo

By Ehi Ekhator, Naija Center News


Election in Sri Lanka took a different dimension on Friday as gunmen opened fire at an election campaign rally in Colombo.


The shooting led to the killing of a woman and at least 12 others.


The Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake missed the sporadic gun shot by a whisker because the gunmen attacked the crowed few minutes after his departure from the venue, according to police report.


Sri lanka is to hold  parliamentary elections in August 17.


 


According to a police spokesman Ruwan gunasekerea: “The gunmen travelled in two vehicles and escaped in teh same vehicles after the shooting spree.


“A woman was killed and 12 wounded persons have been admitted to the Colombo National hospital.”


Reacting to the incident, head of the Campaign for Free and Fair Election (CaFFE) expressed shock at the shooting in Colombo, saying that security were tight and campaign had been mostly peaceful.


The CaFFE also revealed tht there has been tensions and about 55 incidence of clashes since President Maithripala Sirisena fired parliament on June 26 and called general election nearly a year ahead of schedule.


CaFFE said: “We are puzzled by this latest turn of events in Colombo because so far it has been relatively calm and even the level of violence in other areas has been very low”.




Mahinda Deshapriya, Election Commissioner has vowed to enforce poll laws and free and fair election in August.

Meanwhile, Police said they had launched an investigation into the incident and to track down the gunmen behind the attack.


 


 



Sri Lanka Election Violence: A woman killed, 12 others injured in Colombo

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