斯里兰卡警方逮捕了3名与10月22日暗杀一名当地官员有关的人,其中第4名嫌疑犯在逃。 Sri Lanka police arrested three in connection with the Oct. 22 assassination of a local official, with a fourth suspect at large.

斯里兰卡警方逮捕了三人,包括一名妇女,与10月22日暗杀Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha主席Lasantha Wickramasekera事件有关,他在办公室中被枪杀。 Sri Lanka police have arrested three people, including a woman, in connection with the October 22 assassination of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekera, who was shot dead in his office. 第四名嫌疑人在Kekirawa的一次袭击中逃跑后仍然在逃,当局在该袭击中没收了一辆摩托车,5 000多美元的现金,以及大量海洛因和甲基苯丙胺。 A fourth suspect remains at large after escaping during a raid in Kekirawa, where authorities seized a motorcycle, over $5,000 in cash, and large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine. 闭路电视录像显示枪手身穿白衬衫和黑面具进入办公室,乘摩托车与共犯逃跑。 CCTV footage shows the gunman, wearing a white shirt and black mask, entering the office and fleeing on a motorcycle with an accomplice. 受害人先前曾请求保护,但死于多处枪伤。 The victim, who had previously requested protection, died from multiple gunshot wounds. 这一事件是政治暴力更广泛上升的一部分,今年100起枪击事件中有51人死亡。 The incident is part of a broader rise in political violence, with 51 deaths in 100 shooting incidents this year. 当局正在敦促公众帮助找到逃犯嫌疑人。 Authorities are urging the public to help locate the fugitive suspect.