One person was killed and 11 injured when shots were fired at an election rally in Colombo attended by Sri Lanka's finance minister, police said on Friday.
Finance minister targeted in shooting that killed one
Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake told Reuters four gunmen shot in different directions from a car driving past the outdoor rally. He was unhurt.
Sri Lanka finance minister says targetted in shooting that killed one
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Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake told Reuters four gunmen shot in different directions from a car driving past the outdoor rally. He was unhurt.
Sri Lankaofficially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia near south-east India.
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