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Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam (LTTE) on Wednesday claimed that the Air Tigers
carried out a successful air strike on the Eastern Headquarters of the Sri Lanka Navy located in the inner harbour of Trincomalee Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. At least 4 SLN sailors were killed and more than 35 wounded in the air strike, which inflicted heavy damage on the SLN base, the Tigers claimed.

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Unidentified armed men opened rapid fire Monday during curfew hours on an electricity transformer at Kachchaay, Kodikaamam in Thenmaraadchi causing damages to it. Electricity supply was cut off in the area and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) launched a cordon and search Tuesday in the area, covering the triangular area between Kodikaamam, Chaavakachcheari and Kachchaay, sources in Thenmaraadchi said.

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The Sri Lankan Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) on Tuesday questioned Civil Monitoring Commission Convener and Western Peoples Front Leader Mano Ganesan for six hours from 11:00 a.m. The questions were based on his peace delegation visits to Ki’linochchi during the CFA period between 2002 and 2004. The TID wanted to know if he had developed any ’special relationship’ with the LTTE during the these visits. Mano Ganesan has vehemently refused any ’special relationship’ with LTTE and any link with any arrested ‘terrorist suspects’, according to a statement released Wednesday by his office in Colombo.

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A civilian was killed and three wounded when a group of Internally Displaced Persons, who were riding in a tractor in Thu’nukkaay, were attacked by the Sri Lanka Army Deep Penetration Unit Wednesday morning around 10:00, according to Tamileelam Police.

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Effective immediately the security for Eastern University of Sri Lanka (EUSL) in Vanthaa’rumoolai has been handed over to the police based on instructions from higher authorities, according to Dr.V. Pathmanathan, the vice chancellor of the EUSL. 60 policemen under the supervision of an Assistant Superintendent of Police have been placed on duty within the University.

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Unidentified armed men abducted a newly-wed Tamil family man Tuesday around 3:30 p.m at Ko?ndaiyaangkea?ni area in Vaazhaichcheanai police division in Batticaloa district, according to the complaint lodged by his wife with Vaazhaichcheanai police.

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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Member of Parliament from Jaffna District, Selvarajah Gajendran, on Tuesday, urged the Tamil Diaspora to provide assistance to local aid agencies working among the IDPs in Vanni and to campaign in their host countries to exert pressure on the GoSL to remove restrictions on the transport of emergency supplies to Vanni and urge the International Community to support the Tamil people’s right to live in peace in their homeland. The Sri Lankan government has ordered Government Agents to operate from Vavuniyaa and has actively discouraged even UN agencies from entering Vanni, the MP said.

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Two unidentified gun men on motorcycle arriving at the shop of a Tamil trader Tuesday around 9:30 p.m at Poonochchimunai in Kaaththaankudi police division in Batticaloa district shot and killed him, Kaaththaankudi police said.

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Two unidentified gun men on motorcycle arriving at the shop of a trader Tuesday around 9:30 p.m at Poonochchimunai in Kaaththaankudi police division in Batticaloa district shot and killed him, Kaaththaankudi police said.

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