COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police fired tear gas on to the Inter-University Students Federation protest march close to the Parliament on Thursday (5) evening. The IUSF were marching from the University of Sri Jayawardenapura demanding the resignation of the President and the Government.

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