161 persons have been arrested over incidents of violence in Kandy in past couple of days, and 69 arrested persons have been arrested in other parts of the country up to date, according to Police Spokesman.
Meanwhile Two school children were also arrested by Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for allegedly spreading news via social media which initiated disharmony among nations.
The arrested students aged 17 and 18 were identified as residents of Homagama, Minuwangoda, according to Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara.
Colombo Chief Magistrate yesterday ordered the two students to be detained till March 22 at the Youth Detention Centre at Makola.
They were arrested on Friday (9) and Saturday (10) by the Crime Investigation Department (CID) in Minuwangoda and Homagama.
Further investigations into the incident are being carried out by CID.
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