Sri Lanka, March 3 -- With 10 shooting incidents claiming the lives of 10 individuals and injuring eight others during the first two months of 2026, people continue to worry a little more about their own security when outdoors. Some of the recent bone-chilling incidents include the murder of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda in broad daylight, and a shooting at a salon in Jinthupitiya. CCTV footage of the latter shows how one gunman escapes the scene while accidentally firing his gun again, perhaps due to nervousness. Had it misfired, it may have claimed another innocent life on the street. But according to the Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala, recent shooting incidents are not a threat to 'national' security.

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