Published On: February 27, 2017 04:32 PM NPT By: Associated Press
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb 27: Media reports say seven people were killed when gunmen shot at a bus transporting prisoners to a court in southwest Sri Lanka.
Privately owned Maharaja TV says five inmates, including a suspected gang leader, and two prison guards were killed in Monday's attack near the town of Kalutara, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of the capital, Colombo.
The gunmen escaped after the shooting.
The motive for the attack was not immediately known. Police and prison officials were unavailable for comment.
There have been several incidents in the past in Sri Lanka in which rival criminal gangs have targeted each other on court premises or inside prison vehicles.
LAHORE, Oct 29: Meher Mohammad Khalil, a Pakistani bus driver who held his nerve under gunfire to guide the Sri... Read More...
KATHMANDU, May 12: President Bidya Devi Bhandari left Kathmandu on Friday on her officials visit to Sri Lanka. ... Read More...
NOTTINGHAM, England, June 22: Liam Plunkett hit last-ball six as England forced a dramatic tie against Sri Lanka in the... Read More...
Leave A Comment