Al Jazeera journalist Minelle Fernandez was hit by a water cannon while reporting on a students’ march in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo yesterday.

The Inter-University Student’s Federation (IUSF) staged a protest yesterday to demand the release of activists detained during last year’s anti-government protests.

The Police fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse the protesters at Wijerama Junction in Nugegoda, during which Al Jazeera journalist Minelle Fernandez was caught in the crossfire. (NewsWire)

Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez was hit by a water cannon while reporting on a students’ march in Sri Lanka’s capital to demand the release of activists detained during last year’s anti-gov't protests pic.twitter.com/jWGS7kKQE6

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