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Police fire tear gas on protesting university students

28 Aug, 2019

The Police fired tear gas on protesting university students in Colombo today.

The Inter University Student’s Federation (IUSF) staged a protest in Colombo today disrupting traffic.

The protest was staged against the establishment of private universities in Sri Lanka.

The Police fired tear gas after the students attempted to march past Police barricades at Lotus Road.

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