Unemployed graduates protest met with tear gas

Second wave of tear gas and water discharged towards unemployed graduate protestors

by Staff Writer 29-07-2019 | 4:53 PM
COLOMBO (News 1st) - Polic discharged water cannons and tear gas on protesting unemployed graduates once again to disperse them. News 1st correspondents noted that the water and tear gas were discharged when the protestors attempted to move towards the presidential secretariat. News 1st correspondent Janaka Gomes noted that severe traffic congestion was experienced in the area.