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on mayor: Police draw blank Mr. Mohamed who was in the residence at the time of the attack narrowly escaped, but damage was caused to the house on Dole road, Matale. Mr. Mohamed explaining the incident said that shortly after New Year had dawned, the grenade had been lobbed into his bedroom setting off a huge explosion, but he had narrowly escaped without injury. "The time was around 2 a.m when I heard a loud bang. When I woke up I saw the curtain burning. I immediately jumped out of the room for help and ran out," he said. The man who had lobbed the grenade had scaled the wall and thrown the grenade into the room despite two policemen being on duty in front of the house. Mr. Mohamed said he believed that attack was politically motivated and was an attempt on his life. |
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