18 arrested over Negombo protest

At least 18 people were arrested and six three-wheelers and a private bus were taken into custody in connection with incident where a group of people staged a protest by obstructing the Colombo-Negombo main road yesterday. The Colombo-Negombo main road was blocked at the Galkanda junction and the train service on the Puttalam Railway line was also disrupted due to the protest.