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Friday, October 24, 2008

Thamilnadu Law students attack Deputy High Commission of Sri lanka -17 arrested

Law students attack Deputy High Commission of Sri lanka -17 arrested

A group of students of the Madras Law College attacked the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission at Teynampet here on Thursday(23rd) damaging property and injuring a staff member THE HINDU paper has reported. . They raised slogans condemning the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka.

Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka P.M. Amza told The Hindu that some youths attacked the security post and tried to forcibly enter the premises. They threw stones, one of which hit a staff member. “We have taken up the issue with the Indian authorities,” he said.

Seventeen students were arrested and later let on bail.