The police Special Task Force (STF) has been deployed in regions of Sri Lanka following clashes between opposition and government supporters on Friday night.
Government supporters arrived at an opposition election rally and attacked vehicles of opposition members, including that of the former president, Chandrika Kumaratunga, reports the Colombo Gazette.
Clashes occurred after a rally was held in Beruwala in support of the common opposition presidential candidate, Maithripala Sirisena.
The police spokesperson, Ajith Rohana, said that 3 people had been injured in the clashes and that the STF had been deployed to the area to prevent further violence from occurring.
Local election monitors, the Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFEE), said that the violence took place when Kumaratunga went for dinner after the election rally.
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