Tuesday, January 22, 2008

5 Tiger Bodies Recovered

Fighting erupted between the Sri Lanka Army and the LTTE in the general area north of Vethampanai, Vavuniya yesterday. Seven LTTE cadres were killed by advancing SLA infantry units. Five bodies recovered in the clash were handed over to the Vavuniya hospital today. The ICRC is taking steps to hand these bodies over to the LTTE tomorrow.

Army clash with LTTE group in Thanamalwila

At least two army soldiers injured in a direct confrontation with the group of LTTE cadres,involved in series of devastating attacks against the civilians in Monaragala district, a short while ago.
Firing sounds were heard inside the jungles of Sirinandapura,Thanamalwila when the soldiers confronted the team of Tigers in the first time,after latter carried out attacks in Buttala,Thanamalwila and Dombeyaya which claimed at least 47 lives within a week.
A military sniffer dog,directed the soldiers in to the area,where the LTTE cadres were hiding,according to initial reports.There are no immediate details of the damages caused to the Tigers.

Doubts over Colombo bombings

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha today raised his doubts over the involvement of the LTTE in the two bomb attacks in Colombo early this month at the Lakehouse Roundabout and the Fort Railway station.
"It is difficult to believe the motivation behind the two attacks as LTTE is always targeting the civilians and destruction"President Rajapaksha,who is also commander in chief of the armed forces told at the luncheon meeting with selected reporters at "Temple Trees"his highly guarded residence in Colombo.
Two bomb attacks only left one injured at Fort Railway stations,were later found that they were made of only with the explosive, without consisting the pellets,a senior military officials said in the aftermath of the attacks.
The first bomb exploded soon after the Air Force Commander's vehicle convoy passed the sealed empty road at Lakehouse roundabout on 03rd January,within hours after the Claymore bomb killed 06 persons and injured 23 at Slave Island junction on the same day.
The second bomb went off inside the Fort Railway station on the 08th of January,on the same day a roadside bomb claimed the live of Non cabinet minister D.M.Dassanayake at Ja Ela.
There were doubts over these two bombings in the intelligence circle,even the public statements by the officials claimed that the LTTE was responsible for the attacks.
While expressing his views, the President added that "he suspects a group in South, other than the LTTE,might have carried out the two attacks to create a fear psychosis among the public and disrepute the government"the matter is now being investigated.

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