Police baton charge Jaffna students

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CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Follow

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Several Jaffna University students were injured when police today baton charged a group of students who were protesting amongst the heavy police and military presence around the university. The police and military personnel had been stationed in the area to prevent anyone commemorating LTTE Heroes’ Day on Tuesday. Jaffna Army Head Quarters said the Army was called in to support the police in dispersing the students. (Pix by Prasath and T. Sumithy)

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RamUK Wednesday, 28 November 2012 01:12 PM

both parties are being silly here.....

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branu Wednesday, 28 November 2012 01:30 PM

Jafna Student are not strong enough to protest, learn from Colombo student how to protest. Don’t give chance to the police to control !!

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s.Mohanarajan Wednesday, 28 November 2012 01:44 PM

it is the method of solving the problem in sri lanka as we knew very well. but this can not be accepted within the university.

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Dinithi Wednesday, 28 November 2012 01:56 PM

Now many would say that this is racist. But this is no different to how the police blasts the students in the south.

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Eagle Eyes Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:09 PM

And so it begins once more

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MagodisThumaa Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:15 PM

Hit & Run Game !

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MagodisThumaa Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:17 PM

Correct action... don't allow them to start the deadly game again !

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Jessy Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:39 PM

This was how the trouble started I'm 1974 beating the students. In any country beating students is very dangerous.

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Parakramabahu Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:39 PM

officials must work to establish the peace in the country. what they were doing here is not acceptable at all. they are students after all.

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roy Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:41 PM

There are future sri lankan, Engineers and Doctors, Lawyers,deal with them professorially and it is the best option too.

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Trueman Wednesday, 28 November 2012 02:48 PM

History repeats itself. Then hit and run then riots in Colombo...Where is the development of people gone?

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nandika Wednesday, 28 November 2012 03:06 PM

Don't let them start another war !

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pj Wednesday, 28 November 2012 03:08 PM

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
- Albert Einstein

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