Sri Lanka: Student union office sealed

By Dasun Edirisinghe | The Island
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Undergraduates of Sri Jayewardenepura University Saturday (19) night claimed that the university administration has sealed the Student Union office and damaged the photographs of the fallen student leaders in that room.

"The university administration threatened they would remove the statue of student hero opposite the university’s Sumangala building," IUSF Convener Sanjeewa Bandara told The Island.

According to the Mirihana Police five improvised explosive devices known by criminals as ‘duppi’ were founded at inside the university premises on Friday.

The bombs were found while some workers were repairing the new art gallery building of the university and police believe students may have hidden them to be used in a clash.

"Students never use bombs when battles," Bandara said, adding that the explosive devices had been introduced by the security personnel of the ‘Rakna Lanka’ firm attached to the Defence Ministry.

Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. N. L. A. Karunaratne was not available for immediate comments.

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