Rivira Editor And His Wife Were Attacked And Stabbed By Four Persons

Four Unidentified Persons Armed with Poles and Knives Attacked and Stabbed the Chief Editor of the "Rivira" Newspaper and the President of the Editors Guild Mr Upali Tennakoon This Morning.He and His wife on their way to Work from Their House at Imbulgoda in The Gampaha District When this Attack Occured.Mr.Tennakoon and His Wifa Mrs.Dhammika Got Admitted to the Accident Service of the Colombo General Hospital and Their Condition is Stable Doctors said.
Four Unidentified Gunmen Who Came with Motor Bikes Blocked the Mr.Tennakoon's Vehical and They Broken the Windskreen of His Side and Attacked Him with Knives According to Mrs.Dhammika who was in front Seat at that time."I Screemed And From My Hands Covered Him.When I Covered Him They Stabbed His Face from the Knives and My Right Hand Too was Injured From the Attack.After Attacking us Thugs Fled Away In Front of the Crowd Gathered there" She Stressed.Thugs Involved in this Attack Covered Their Faces with Helmets Mrs.Dhammika Further Added.