Sri Lanka, June 30 -- Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle had shot at two persons in a van parked near the Katubedda junction in Moratuwa yesterday (29) afternoon. Both died on the spot.

The deceased have been identified as Nilantha Kumara Silva alias Pinwatte Ukkuwa (41), a resident of Pinwatta, Panadura and Mohamed Arafath Shamsan (31) from Henawatta, Kaludewala, Panadura.

The deceased Nilantha Kumara Silva who was sentenced to life imprisonment had been released on bail.

The van was travelling from Katubedda to Piliyandala at around 1 pm yesterday when two motorcyclists behind it opened fire with T-56 assault rifles and fled, police said. Both victims were found dead in a pool of blood inside the van.

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