Two children taken hostage by father rescued after nine-hour operation
Sri Lanka, May 6 -- By Buddhika Kumarasiri
Hanwella, May 06 ()- Two children who were taken hostage by a father in Jalthara, Hanwella were rescued by the STF after a nine-hour operation.
The suspect had come with a hand grenade to kill his wife who was living at the Government Servant's Housing Complex in Jalthara last evening and took the children hostage.
The STF managed to arrest the suspect with a great effort.
The two children were admitted to the Homagama Hospital as the man had injected something to them.
Police had handed over the hand grenade to the Bomb Disposal Unit for disposal.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka....
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