An American National Had Been Arrested With A Firearm At The Airport

A 56 year old American National had been arrested by the Airport Security Officers with a 12

Bore Firearm in his possession at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaole International Airport last night (09).

The suspect who had arrived in Sri Lanka recently  to see his mother residing in Wellawatte,Colombo from USA had attempted to taken his father's firearm illegally to USA by hiding  inside his luggage it has  been revealed.

The Airport Security Officers have recovered the hidden firearm through scanning the luggage and handed over the person along with the firearm to Katunayake Airport Police to conduct further investigations .

ETHIOPIAN PLANE CRASH KILLED ALL 157 PASSANGERS ON BOARD

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-47513508

JAPAN FRRRY HITS ON WHALE- INJURING MORE THAN 80 ON BOARD

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47509017

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President Has Promoted 16 Colonels Of Sri Lanka Army

President Maithripala Sirisena has

promoted 16 Colonels  attached to Sri Lanka Army as Brigadiers .

The promotions had been given today (09)according to Sri Lanka Army.

A Person Was Killed Due To Lorry-Cab Collision

A 47 year old person had been killed

and two others had been critically injured and hospitalizded after the Cab They were travelling in colliding with a lorry near Epitamulla junction on Galle-Matara main road in wee hours of this morning (09).

Three critically injured had been admitted to Matara General Hospital where one of them had siccumbed to his injuries .

Matara Police are conducting an investigation over the incident.