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A police officer was admitted to the hospital after a tear gas shell exploded

By Sahan Rathanasekara

July 24, 2023

A police officer was injured and admitted to the Colombo National Hospital yesterday when a tear gas shell fell on the ground and exploded while returning the tear gas weapons and bullets taken to disperse a protest held in Colombo celebrating Black July.

A police constable working in the anti-riot force has been hospitalized.