Students at the University of Jaffna protested on Monday demanding justice for the killing of two students on October 20th by Sri Lankan police officers.
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The protest takes places as the Sri Lankan president, Maithripala Sirisena is due to visit Jaffna in order to hand over 100 newly built houses to displaced people living in camps.
The administrative activities of the university have been brought to a stand still as protesters blockade the main entrance.
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