Police fire tear gas to disperse protesting HND students

25 Jul, 2018

The?Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesting Higher National Diploma? (HND) students in Colombo today.

The students staged a protest walk disrupting traffic in Fort and adjoining areas.

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