Firearm and ammunition taken. According to Sri Lanka Police, on July 13, demonstrators near the Polduwa crossroads took a T-56 rifle, two magazines, and 60 bullets from a wounded soldier.
Following yesterday’s occupation of the Prime Minister’s Office, the protesters marched to Battaramulla and attempted to occupy the Parliament by attacking some security personnel with the iron rods that had been erected as barricades. To quell the situation, water cannons and tear gas was used.
