Four killed as motorcycle gunmen continue to strike in Sri Lanka

12 Mar, 2024

Four people were killed as motorcycle gunmen continued to strike across Sri Lanka.

In the latest two incidents, 2 people were killed in Pitigala and another two people were killed in Ambalangoda.

Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire targeting a shop in Guruwala in Pitigala killing one person.

A second person who was injured in the shooting incident succumbed to his injuries in hospital.

In another incident, gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire in Ambalangoda killing two people.

The gunmen in both shootings used T-56 weapons.

Similar shootings by gunmen on motorcycles were carried out in several places over the past few weeks. (Colombo Gazette)

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