“We asked for water tanks, they sent us war tanks”
August 3, 2013
A battle for clean water takes a deadly turn, making a small town in Gampaha look like a war-zone the morning after residents clash with military personnel
By Dharisha Bastians in Weliweriya
Bloody boot prints, now chalked off by police forensic teams, mark the side doorways to St. Anthony’s Parish in Weliweriya. The church walls are pockmarked with bullets. Lampshades in the parish garden have been shattered. Near the grotto at the back of the church, a large black pole lies on the grass.
Bloody boot prints, now chalked off by police forensic teams, mark the side doorways to St. Anthony’s Parish in Weliweriya. The church walls are pockmarked with bullets. Lampshades in the parish garden have been shattered. Near the grotto at the back of the church, a large black pole lies on the grass.
