Clashes reported at gas queue in Kandy (Video)

March 25, 2022 at 5:22 PM

A clash at a queue for gas cylinders in Kandy has resulted in a Police officer and the public sustaining injuries. 

According to eyewitnesses, wooden poles had been used to assault the public, during which the Police officer had also got injured.

The public had been assaulted near the gate of a Litro Gas distribution centre in Kandy. 

A large number of people reportedly had been standing in a queue since the previous night to obtain gas cylinders. (NewsWire)