A train carrying the Channel 4 news team, who were traveling to Kilinochchi, ground to a halt at Anuradhapura this morning, as it became mobbed by a crowd of over 100 protesters shouting and carrying placards in Sinhala.
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Tweeting live as the incident unfolded the Channel 4 News editor @Bendepear and the director of the No Fire Zone documentary @Callum_Macrae described how their train became besieged, before protesters began climbing on board the train.
Ten minutes ago the editor confirmed that the team had left the train in order to let other passengers carry on with their journey.
See here for details of the incident by Channel 4 journalist Jonathan Miller.
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