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An American believed to have jumped off the 5th floor of a five-star hotel in Colombo died after admission to the Colombo National Hospital last evening, police said.

The victim was identified as 46-year-old John Edwin Goldstein Ryan. The Kompanna Veediya Police are conducting further investigations.Tweet

A liquid petroleum gas pipeline explosion at a crab packing factory in Dankotuwa this morning left 18 workers suffering from respiratory problems and requiring hospital treatment, police said. They said except for one all the others are women.(SD)Tweet

Twenty-three police officers- including three SSPs, four SPs and four ASPs were transferred with immediate effect based on service requirements, the Police Headquarters announced.Tweet

Two persons were arrested in Galle for allegedly capturing Black Turtles to sell for meat, Galle police said. The suspects were apprehended with 25 Black Turtles at the scene.

The suspects were apprehended with 25 Black Turtles at the scene. The captured Black Turtles were handed over to the wildlife conservation department in Hikkaduwa. (Yatiyana Pushpakumara)

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A watcher of a house at Bulugahagoda in Ganemulla was found dead at the gate of the house. Ganemulla Police conducting inquiries into the incident said the victim Kanthan Ganeshan (50) had his neck accidentally stuck in the remote controlled gate.

Gampaha Chief Magistrate Kema Swarnadhipathi who visited the scene and held the preliminary magisterial inquiry ordered police to conduct further inquiries. (Pix and Tex by Ajith Madurapperuma)

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One person was killed after he was attacked with a stone by another following an argument at Dunuwila in Alawathugoda last night, police said.

They said that the critically injured victim succumbed to his injuries on admission to the Akurana hospital. (J.A.L Jayasinghe)

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Galatasaray lifted the Turkish title for the 18th time on Saturday after a goalless draw saw them deny rivals Fenerbahce, but crowd trouble marred the occasion as tensions escalated amid an enquiry into alleged match-fixing. Flag-waving Galatasaray fans greeted their success with a noisy concert of klaxons as thousands descended on Istanbul’s Taksim thoroughfare.

But riot police had to deploy water cannon and tear gas to separate rival groups of fans as they exited Fenerbache’s Sukru Saracoglu as emotions threatened to get out of hand, the Anatolia news agency reported.

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An inmate of the Welikada prison has committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday inside the prison cell, police said. The victim has been serving a 17-month prison term for various cases.

Police said the postmortem would be held today. Borella police are conducting further investigation.

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The road between the Galle Face roundabouts to the Old Parliament roundabout on the Gale road will be closed time to time between 6.30am-4.30pm from May 14 to 18 due to the victory day rehearsal, the police said.Tweet

Eight youths who pleaded guilty for possessing ganja sticks at the Galle Face Green on the Vesak Poya day were ordered to pay a fine of Rs.40,000 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate.

The eight accused had been arrested by Fort police.

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