It is reported that 9 people have been taken to hospital after a clash occurred when the security department officials went to question two people who had come to steal iron from the expressway work site under construction to Colombo Port. When a group of villagers came there for questioning, a heated situation arose and there was also a shooting. It is reported that 4 women are among the injured.
The injured are residents of Blumenthal Estate. Coastal Police is conducting further investigations regarding the incident.