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Prison guard killed as van crashes into wall in Sigiriya
A jail guard was killed when a van crashed onto a wall in the Sigiriya area after colliding with an elephant in the early hours of today.
The guard with another colleague was returning from Batticaloa after transferring one of the prisoners from the Magazine Prisons to the Batticaloa prisons.
The van had collided with the elephant in the Digampathana area around 4.15 am. The victim was identified as Priyantha Kulatunga, 44. Another prison guard was injured in the incident while the driver escaped unhurt.
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Rs 30 million worth tabs and mobiles left behind at duty free shop
Customs have detected 228 mobile phones and tabs valued at over Rs 30 million left behind in the duty free shopping complex at the Banaranaike International Airport today, Customs officials said.
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