3 injured in grenade explosion at SLAF Training School in Diyatalawa

May 17, 2018 11:51 am

Three persons including two instructors and a female trainee have been injured and hospitalised following a grenade explosion during an exercise at the SLAF Combat Training School in Diyatalawa, a spokesman said.

Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Media Spokesperson, Group Captain Gihan Seneviratne, said that the incident had occurred at around 10.00am today (17) during a training exercise int he Nariyakanda area.

The wounded persons have been admitted to the Biyatalawa Base Hospital while one them is reportedly in critical condition.

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