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Kandy District violence: 211 suspects including main suspect detained
View(s):A total of 211 people including the prime suspect involved in the communal disturbances in Kandy District are being held under emergency regulations, Police said. The ten main suspects including Amitha Weerasinghe of the Mahason Balakaya are being held by the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) for questioning.
The investigations are aimed at ascertaining whether the suspects have links to political parties, are receiving foreign funding or are linked to other extremist groups or have firearms.
Those rrested under emergency regulations can be detained for the purpose of investigations for a period not exceeding 14 days.