Amarakeerthi Athukorala

Sri Lankan MP kills protester, takes own life

Amarakeerthi Athukorala opened fire and critically wounded two people blocking his car in the town of Nittambuwa; one of the victims died of his injuries
Sri Lankan police: ‘The MP fled the scene and took refuge at a nearby building; thousands surrounded the building and he then took his own life with his revolver’

By AFP · 09 May 2022