A BBC video journalist , who was covering the Armed forces invasion to the Galle face protesting site, beaten by the army and one soldier snatched his phone and deleted videos BBC reported.
According to the BBC Nine people, including two who are injured, have been arrested by police.
Police described the incident as a “special operation to take [back] control of the presidential secretariat”.
When asked about the attack on the BBC journalist, one police spokesman said he was unaware of the incident.
