Sri Lanka, Oct. 21 -- Gunmen who shot and wounded the owner of a restaurant in the Soyzapura area of Moratuwa reportedly fired shots into the air in the Suwarapola area of Piliyandala while fleeing the scene, threatening a motorcyclist and stealing his motorcycle.

Police later found the stolen motorcycle abandoned in the Siddhamulla area after the fuel ran out.

Meanwhile, police also managed to locate the car that had been abandoned at the same location.

Police suspect that one of the car's tyres had deflated while the suspects were fleeing towards Piliyandala.

Police say that, as a result, the suspects blocked the path of a motorcycle travelling along the road, fired shots into the air using a T-56 firearm to intimidate the motorcycl...