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to stage token strike over Kandapola killings The strike in the estate sector was announced as tension continued in the area where the funerals of the two youths took place yesterday without any further incidents. More than 3,000 policemen and soldiers were moved into the area to provide extra security and the curfew was lifted. The violence erupted on Wednesday after a road accident involving a private bus and a three-wheeler on Wednesday morning. That night, mobs reportedly attacked about 15 houses and shops, while two people were killed when police moved in and opened fire to quell the violence. The two youths killed were identified as Weerasamy Jeyarajan and Alagan Wimalanathan. Estate Infrastructure Minister C. B. Ratnayake assured that besides the normal compensation, his ministry would give an extra Rs. 100,000 each to the families of the two victims. CWC spokesman Mutthu Sivalingam said they assembled for the May Day rally in Bandarawela town yesterday but told the crowd to disperse and observe a day of mourning. He said tomorrow's token strike would be in support of demands for an impartial inquiry to arrest those responsible for the deaths of the two youths. The Upcountry People's Front went ahead with its May Day rally and meeting in Pussellawa, but some of its members were due to join the funeral later in the day. |
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