Sri Lankan policeman fatally shoots four fellow officers

The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

A Sri Lankan police officer consoles a relative of a victim of the shooting (Achala Pussalla/AP)

A policeman has killed four fellow officers and wounded three others in a shooting incident in Sri Lanka, a police spokesman said.

The shooting occurred on Friday night inside a police station in the small town of Thirukkovil in eastern Sri Lanka, a police statement said.