BREAKING - Sri Lankan police officers and armed Special Task Force troops have attacked Tamils in Jaffna, as they gathered outside an election office where a recount is currently taking place.#srilankaelection2020 #SriLankaElection #LKAElections2020 #LkaElection2020 pic.twitter.com/HNqpcVicNZ
— Tamil Guardian (@TamilGuardian) August 6, 2020
Sri Lankan police officers and armed Special Task Force troops have attacked Tamils in Jaffna, as they gathered outside Jaffna Central College where a recount is currently taking place.
Tension had mounted outside the college after the recount was called, as Tamil National Alliance (TNA) members were engaged within an intra-party battle over preferential votes, in a close fight to secure seats.
Reports suggest the main contest was between the TNA’s M A Sumanthiran and Sasikala Raviraj for the party’s seats in the district.
More to follow.