Around 88 persons including 05 special task force
personal have been injured and hospitalized this evening (21)following the clash occurred between a group of University/Medical students and riot police when the police have used batons and water cannon to disperse the student protestors who occupied the Health Ministry Building forcibly.
The injured have been admitted To the Colombo National Hospital for treatment and around 50 are being warded in the Accident ward.
The student protestors lead by Inter University Students Federation and Medical Faculty Students Action Committe activists invaded the Health Ministry Building in "Suwasiripaya"in Maradana this evening by demanding a discussion with the authorities on SAITM Issue.
However as the protestors have behaved in a violent manner ,Riot Police have attacked them with batons and later fired water cannons at them to chased away the protestors from the Ministry.
During the clash several vehicles parked inside the Ministry premises have been damaged and windows and steel gates inside the Ministry building were broken it has been reported.
Today is the Public day of the Ministry and people who arrived at the Ministry for their work have faced enormous difficulties due to the situation .
The injured have been admitted To the Colombo National Hospital for treatment and around 50 are being warded in the Accident ward.
The student protestors lead by Inter University Students Federation and Medical Faculty Students Action Committe activists invaded the Health Ministry Building in "Suwasiripaya"in Maradana this evening by demanding a discussion with the authorities on SAITM Issue.
However as the protestors have behaved in a violent manner ,Riot Police have attacked them with batons and later fired water cannons at them to chased away the protestors from the Ministry.
During the clash several vehicles parked inside the Ministry premises have been damaged and windows and steel gates inside the Ministry building were broken it has been reported.
Today is the Public day of the Ministry and people who arrived at the Ministry for their work have faced enormous difficulties due to the situation .
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