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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 8027881" data-attributes="member: 92282">A tense situation has erupted in the Matara town where over 2000  university students are on a protest march to the Matara Police station  demanding the police to arrest the police officers responsible for the  murder of university student Susantha Bandara.    The protestors have obstructed traffic along the Colombo-Matara main road bringing traffic to a complete standstill.         The army, riot police and a special police contingent have been  deployed in and around Matara town to prevent the protestors from  proceeding beyond the Matara bus stand.         The protest has been organized by the Inter University Students  Federation (IUSF) who are demanding the police to take immediate action  against Bandara’s murder.         Susantha Aruna Bandara, a third year student of the Ruhunu University  passed away last month as a result of the injuries he suffered following  an assault by the police at the University premises in June, the IUSF  said.         According to IUSF Convener Udul Premaratne, the deceased student had  suffered severe injuries after being assaulted by the police on June 18  while he was at the university hostel.     <a href="http://www.dailymirror.lk/index.php/news/5545-tense-situation-in-matara.html" target="_blank">Dailymirror</a></blockquote>

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