COLOMBO: Gang-related violence kills atleast six people outside Colombo today (Friday), police said.
Despite a tough crackdown ordered by the government last week, two gangs started to kill their opponents and, in a result, five people were found burned to death in a van on a remote stretch of road outside Colombo.
A police official described the clash as “some kind of revenge attack.”
“An investigation is under way to identify the victims. We suspect this has something to do with gang rivalry,” he said.
In a separate incident, gunmen burst into a home in the island’s south and opened fire, killing a woman and wounding her husband, police said.
