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One killed as army officers open fire for attempting to forcefully enter a school
A person has died after army personnel opened fire on an individual as he attempted to forcibly enter a school in Akmeemana today (Jul 4), police said.
According to the police, the incident had taken place when an army officer stationed at Upananda College, Galle had carried out a search on the victim.
The victim, a 39-year old had grabbed the gun of the army soldier while being searched, police said adding that subsequently he had then been admitted to the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital.
Two army officers had been deployed for security at the time of the incident.
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