{
  "id": 16140535,
  "title": "Ex-soldier carrying knives arrested near monks’ protest site",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ex-soldier-carrying-knives-arrested-near-monks-protest-site",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T00:04:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/ex-soldier-carrying-knives-arrested-near-monks-protest-site/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man loitering near a group of monks staging a protest at Viharamahadevi Park was detained by protesters and handed over to the police on Wednesday night.Police said the man had been taken into custody after protesters detained him on suspicion. According to sources, he was carrying two knives, one tucked into his waistband and […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}