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Three arrested in arson attack on President’s residence

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested three suspects in connection with the arson attack on President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s residence in Kollupitiya on July 9, on Monday (1) night.

Anti-government protesters gathered in Colombo on July 9 seeking the resignation of then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe forcibly entered several major administrative buildings in Colombo and also to the private residence of Wickremesinghe on Fifth Lane and set it on fire.

Those arrested are in the ages of 18 and 22 and residents of Madapatha and Colombo 5, police said. Further investigations are conducted by the CID.


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