COLOMBO (News 1st); 10 people who took part in a protest organized by the Frontline Socialists Party in Kalutara were arrested by Sri Lanka Police on Wednesday (07).

The protest was against the rising cost of living and moments after it began officers from the Kalutara South Police station arrived at the location and arrested the group for violating the quarantine law.

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