Five Persons Including Three Police Officers Had Been Killed Due To Explosions At Dehiwala And Dematagoda

Five persons including three police

officers had been killed and two persons were injured and hospitalized due to the two explosions occurred at 'Tropical In"Hotel located in Dehiwala and a Housing scheme at Udyanaya road ,Dematagoda this noon(21).

Accordingly two persons had been killed and two others had been injured and admitted to Colombo South (Kalubowila)Teaching Hospital due to an explosion at Tropical in hhotel in Dehiwala behind S.S.Jayasinghe grounds.

In another explosion occurred at a housing scheme at Dematagoda three police officers including a Sub inspector had been killed .

Police have arrested two persons imcluding a  female regarding the explosions at Dehiwala and Dematagoda areas.

Meanwhile authorities have closed down the Dehiwala Zoo with immediate effect following the Dehiwala explosion.

Around 136 Persons Had Been Killed And More Than 200 Injured Due To Six Blasts In Colombo And Two Other Places

Around 136 persons had been killed and more than 200 others had been injured and hospitalized following Bomb explosions occurred at six places including three churches and three star Hotels this morning(21).

The injured had been admitted to Colombo National and South Colombo Teaching Hospitals for treatment .Accordingly 62 persons had been killed due to the Bomb explosion at a church in Batticaloa,40  had been killed due to an explosions at Saint Anthoney"s church in Kochchikade,Cinnamon grand and Shangrila hotels ,and 27 had been killed due to an explosion in a church at Negambo .

Meanwhile police have advised the public to stay away from the explosion areas as a safety messure.

Still no one has  claimed  responsibility over these attacks.

Forty Two Persons Have Been Hospitalized Due To Food Poisioning

Forty two persons including seven small children at Lakshapana Estate in Nallathanniya area,Maskeliya had been hospitalized due to  food poisoning last night(19).

The patients who had shown food poisoning symptoms like diarrhea and vomiting  after consuming food  parcels distributed by an alms giving center(Dansala) in  a Kovil at  Lakshapana Estate during a festival held there ,had been admitted to the Maskeliya Provincial Hospital for treatment .Ten of the patients that had been admitted to the hospital had been discharged from the hospital last night .

Their condition is not critical according to reports.

Maskeliya MOH Office is conducting an investigation over the incident 

A 19 Year Old Youth Has Died Due To Lightning Struck On Him

A 19 year old youth has died and

another person had been injured and hospitalized after lightning struck them at Parasangaswewa area in Anuradhapura(North Central Province) yesterday (19).

The lightning struck on four persons who were at kitchen of a house in parasangaswewa area and two of them had been admitted to Anuradhapura General Hospital for treatment it has been reported.However a youth among those admitted to hospital has died whilst receiving treatment and other person is currently receiving treatment at  Intensive care unit of the hospital.

The deceased was a resident of rambawa in Gonawa area .

OIC Of The Police Emergancy Call Unit Was Assaulted By A Police Head

OIC of the 119 Police Emergancy Call u

it has been injured and hospitalized as he was aassaulted by the director of the IGP Command Information Division last noon (18) at the office of the information division in Mirihana it has been reported .

The injured OIC Chief Police Inspector S.A Jayathilake has been admitted to the Colombo South (Kalubowila)Teaching Hospital for treatment .

The head of the IGP Command Information Division Superintendent of Police (SP)Amith Gunaratne had assaulted the OIC of the Police Emergancy Call Unit Jayathilake over a personal dispute it has been revealed.

However SP Gunaratne has denied the assault charges.

A Patient Committed Suicide At Karapitiya Teaching Hospital

A patient in Accident ward of the

Karapitiya Teaching Hospital has committed suicide by jumping from the second floor of a Building attached to the hospital this morning(19).

The deceased was a 52 year old person resided in Denipitiya,Matara area .

The cause behind the suicide has not yet been revealed.