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Seven die in Sri Lanka prison bus attack

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IANS Colombo

Seven persons were killed in an attack on a prison bus in southern Sri Lanka on Monday, police said.

A criminal gang member, Aruna Udayashantha, was killed in the shooting incident in Kalutara town, Xinhua news agency quoted police as saying.

This is the second shooting targeting a prison bus over the past one year in Sri Lanka.

--IANS

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First Published: Feb 27 2017 | 12:08 PM IST

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