Police Arrest 37 For Plotting To Assassinate President
February 03 2010
Authorities in Sri Lanka say they have arrested 37 people for an alleged assassination plot against President Mahinda Rajapaksa, the Times of India reports.
Among those detained were 23 army personnel, including a brigadier general, a colonel and some deserters, according to state media reports.
The plot allegedly took place during last month's presidential elections. Rajapakse has accused the defeated opposition of planning to assassinate him after he beat former army Gen....
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