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A Tamil businessman in Jaffna has been admitted to Jaffna Teaching Hospital with injuries following an assault by unknown persons with a machete.
Mr Sivalingam was returning home with his wife Nilanthini when an unknown attacker assaulted him with a machete, near Jaffna Hindu College on Tuesday evening. Two persons on a motorbike then proceeded to grab Nilanthini’s purse.
Though his wife managed to escape any serious injuries, Mr Sivalingam has been admitted into hospital.
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