A soldier was injured in an attack upon a group of soldiers by members of the public at the Madathady junction Wednesday noon, police sources said. Police arrested a Tamil youth after the incident.
According to the pro-LTTE TamilNet, a group of soldiers had attempted to attack few youths, who had been identified by a Sinhala trader in the area for forcibly removing furniture, which he had put up for sale at that site.
On receipt of information, a group of civilians gathered at the site and set upon the soldiers, police sources added.
