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Six individuals were injured when several gas balloons exploded at an election propaganda meeting held in Wellawaya on Wednesday.

Police stated that two individuals who were injured in the explosion that occurred on Wednesday evening are receiving treatment at the Wellawaya Hospital, while four others are being treated at the Embilipitiya Hospital.

A spokesperson at the hospital stated that the injured have burns over their bodies as a result of the explosion.

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