Colombo : A politician from the opposition in Sri Lanka was assassinated after being shot dead in his office on Wednesday, according to police, the latest in a wave of killings and the first to target a political figure.

The incident occurred while Lasantha Wickramasekara, the 38-year-old council chairman of the coastal city of Weligama, was meeting with constituents. Read Also 17 Killed, 25 Injured As Passenger Bus Plunges Off Cliff In Sri Lanka's Central Province

An assailant entered his office and fired multiple shots with a revolver. Wickramasekara was immediately rushed to the hospital for treatment. However the shooting incident left him dead on the spot.

No one else was killed or injured in the attack. The gunman managed to flee the scene.

“An investigation is underway to tr

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