Four men, aged 28, 34, 50 and 54 were arrested during Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s visit to the Oxford Union in the UK.
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe addressed the union together with other speakers this week including Jo Malone and the former president of Botswana.
According to UK media reports they were held on suspicion of being members of and displaying an article of a proscribed organisation under section 11 and 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Reports quoting the Thames Valley Police said the arrests were made at 11.16pm on Monday by officers from the force.
They have since been released under investigation and no further information by police can be given whilst the investigation is continuing.
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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