Sri Lanka's Newsfirst writers attacked before PM home

Correspondents and camera team of Sri Lanka's Newsfirst TV were taken to emergency clinic in the wake of being beaten by police before Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's, the TV slot announced.

Staff Reporter Sarasi Pieris, Cameraman Varuna Sampath, U D Sindujan from the Tamil news division and Janitha Mendis from online new has been attacked, the news channel said.

They are currently being dealt with.

The group was covering a dissent before Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's confidential home.