Colombo (News 1st): A man has been stabbed to death using a sharp object in Dharmarama road, Ratmalana. The Sri Lanka Police said an unknown group had stormed into a house and brutally attacked three men.

The injured men have been admitted to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital. The police added that the cause of the murder is yet to be determined. Investigations are underway to locate and arrest the suspects.

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