An employee of Sri Lanka's private media company Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd. stands among the debris of the company's office in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on July 30, 2010, after unidentified attackers destroyed the newsroom and studios in a pre-dawn attack. Hospitals and witnesses said two employees of the company were injured when the office building of the company were under a petrol bomb attack. Photo: Xinhua

Two employees of a media company were injured Friday morning when the office building of the company were under a petrol bomb attack, local media reported.

The Daily Mirror newspaper said on its website that an armed gang was involved in the attack which caused extensive damage to the building.

"The armed gang had forced the employees to kneel down and later assaulted two of them," said the newspaper.

They later threw petrol bombs inside the office causing fire which was later doused by the fire brigade. Police teams have been deployed to investigate the incident.

Siyatha is operated by Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd and includes Siyatha FM and Vettri FM.

Official comments on the incident are not available at the moment.

A police officer guards outside the office building of Sri Lanka's private media company Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd. in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on July 30, 2010, after unidentified attackers destroyed the newsroom and studios in a pre-dawn attack. Photo: Xinhua

A police officer guards outside the office building of Sri Lanka's private media company Voice of Asia Network (Pvt) Ltd. in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, on July 30, 2010, after unidentified attackers destroyed the newsroom and studios in a pre-dawn attack. Photo: Xinhua