Teams of the Special Task force have been deployed to control persisting acts of election violence in the Aralaganwila area.

Police Media Spokesperson SSP Ajith Rohana stated that a tense situation arose on Saturday between supporters of the two main contenders.

SSP Rohana added that a shooting was also reported.

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