Foreigner held over attempted attack

The Tangalle Police took into custody a Finnish national who attempted to attack a CTB bus driver opposite the Rahula Vidyalaya in Tangalle recently.

The Police revealed that the CTB bus was plying from Kataragama to Colombo when the foreigner attempted to attack the driver under the influence of liquor. A medical test report issued by the Tangalle Base Hospital proved that he was under the influence of liquor.

He was to be produced before the Tangalle Magistrate.