Students at the University of Jaffna announced two days of strike, protesting over the anonymous death threats issued to staff and students earlier this week.
In a posters around the premises, students said: "We the students of the University of Jaffna, hereby declare a two day (Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd) strike because of the anonymous [threats] to the University Society."
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