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Two Tamil civilians were abducted by unidentified armed groups on Friday night in two separate incidents in Colombo police division, according to complaints lodged with the police by their wives Monday, human rights sources said.

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Five hundred meters surrounding each polling station in the North Central Province (NCP) and Sabaragamuwa Province (SP) are to be declared high security zone on the Election Day, August 23. This is consequent to the increase of violence preceding the elections to the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council (SPC) and North Central Provincial Council (NCPC) scheduled to take place in five days. Elections Commissioner has also decided to strengthen the security of polling station by deploying Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers, sources said.

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A 30-year-old Tamil man was reported missing in Cheddikku’lam in Vavuniyaa division since Thursday, according to a complaint lodged with the Cheddikku’lam police by his mother Monday.

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Government Agents of Mullaiththeevu and Ki’linochchi districts are reported to have been ‘advised’ by the Colombo Public Administration and the Sri Lankan Home Affairs Ministry to work from Vavuniyaa due to ‘tense situation’ in the two districts, informed sources told TamilNet.

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Twenty nine Tamil civilians were arrested in a cordon and search operation conducted in Gampaha police division from Saturday night till Sunday morning around 9:00 a.m., according to the Sri Lankan Police. Most of them had been working in shops and other institutions. Some had come from Northern Province and Eastern Province but others are Up-Country Tamils.

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The Sri Lankan Inspector General of Police Sunday interdicted a police constable and a police sergeant on a report that they failed to conduct search on the vehicle in which UNP parliamentarian Dr.Jayalath Jayewardene was traveling to Madu to attend church festival held on August 15.

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Sri Lanka Army (SLA) arrested Saturday around 7:30 p.m more than fifteen youths who were worshiping at the historically famous Nalloor Kantasuvaami Koayil claiming their behavior was suspicious, sources in Jaffna said. The youths who were taken in Buffel Armoured Personnel Carriers to an SLA camp in Jaffna town were released Sunday morning after being held for interrogation, the sources added.

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Unidentified persons launched mortar attack Saturday night on the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) camp in Ka?n?nakipuram in Akkaraipattu police division in Ampaa?rai district killing a soldier and injuring four others, sources in Akkaraipattu said. SLA and police conducted a cordon and search operation Sunday morning around 8:00 a.m in Ka?n?nakipuram area during which men and women, regardless of age or gender were assaulted indiscriminately, the sources added.

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