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Tear gas and water cannons used to disperse university student protest

01:01 Feb 21 2019 Colombo, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka

  others   Not Applicable   Government Security Personnel   Tear gas/ Water canon

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The police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a protest organized by the Inter- University Students Federation on the 21st February. The university students protest focused on many demands including the removal of suspension of lectures for the students of the South-Eastern University.
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https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/02/21/tear-gas-and-water-cannons-used-to-disperse-inter-university-protest/
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District: Colombo

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