Man survives assassination attempt in Ambalangoda

Man survives assassination attempt in Ambalangoda

by Staff Writer 26-05-2023 | 11:54 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka Police said that motorcycle gunmen opened fire at a man in Thaldena, Ambalangoda on Thursday (25) night.

The target of the shooting was a 33-year-old man.

Sri Lanka Police said that the motorcycle gunmen had opened fire when the man was returning from a wedding with his seven-year-old son on a motorcycle.

Police said that when the shots were fired, he had jumped off the motorcycle with his son, and the gunmen missed the target.