A person was killed and 27 others had been injured and hospitalized in Rambukkana Police Division this evening (19) after Police had fired gun shots towards a group of Protesters who had blocked the Rail track in Rambukkana area since this morning and protested against fuel price hike and fuel shortage .
The injured including 10 Police officers had been admitted to Kegalle Teaching Hospital where a seriously wounded person had succumbed to his injuries whilst receiving ICU Treatment ,Another few critically injured persons are currently being treated at ICU it has been revealed .
A group of Protesters had blocked the Kandy -Colombo Railway line and another group of Protesters had blocked the Rambukkana -kegalle and Kurunagala-Mawanalla railway lines and protested since this morning it has been reported .As many train journeys had been cancelled due to the protests Police had used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters this evening .
Angry protesters then pelted stones at the Police and as a result Police had fired gunshots towards the protesters' which saw a person was killed and 27 others injured
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