Four Tamil civilians were taken into custody in a cordon and search
operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and police within the municipal
limits of the Badulla Sunday night, sources in Badulla said. Four Tamils were among sixteen persons arrested on that day. Others were released after preliminary inquiry.
Sri Lanka: 4 Tamils arrested in Badulla
November 11th, 2008 · No Comments
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Sri Lanka: STF officer, commando killed in gunfire exchange in Ampaa’rai
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A Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) officer and a commando were killed in a gunfire exchange with a group of armed men in Ukanthai, bordering Ampaa’rai and Hambantota districts Tuesday morning around 10:00, according to informed sources in Ampaa’rai.
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Sri Lanka: Bullet ridden body found on Thirukkoayil sea beach
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Police in Thirukkoayil in Ampaa’rai district recovered a body of a male with several gunshot wounds along the Paalaikkudaa sea beach in Ampaa’rai-Thirukkoayil on Sunday.
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Sri Lanka: Ex-paramilitary person shot dead in Kaaththaankudi
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Unidentified armed men shot dead a 26-year-old ex-paramilitary man of Pillayan group in Nochchimunai village located in the Kaaththaankudi in Batticaloa district Monday night around 9:00, Kaaththaankudi Police said. The killing took place behind the Music and Dance School, Nochchimunai.
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Sri Lanka: SL Police arrests Ki’linochchi doctor in Colombo
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Sri Lankan Police in Colombo has arrested Ayurvedic doctor Velupillai Sivanesan, who is attached to the Ki’linochchi Regional Director of Health Services (RDHS) in Colombo’s Nippon Hotel on Saturday while the doctor was on an official mission to clear medicine for Ki’linochchi Ayurvedic hospital, according to medical sources in Ki’linochchi. The arrest by Slave Island Police has taken place Saturday, the sources added.
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Sri Lanka: 2 killed, 4 wounded, TMVP camp attacked in Vavu’natheevu - LTTE
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A camp of the TMVP paramilitary at Mangkikkaddu in Vavu’natheevu was attacked Monday night at 10:45 p.m., the LTTE said. Two TMVP personnel were killed and four sustained injuries and fled the camp. Four T56-2 assault rifles, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher and ammunitions were seized in the raid, according to the Tigers.
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Sri Lanka: 2 killed, 4 missing, TMVP camp attacked in Vavu’natheevu
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A mini-camp of the TMVP paramilitary at Mangkikkaddu in Vavu’natheevu was attacked in the early hours of Tuesday. Two TMVP personnel were killed and four reported missing in the attack. Three T56 assault rifles and one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) launcher with ammunitions have also been taken away from the TMVP camp, according to Vavu’natheevu police. The paramilitary camp is located 200 meters away from the Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) camp. Mangikkaddu is situated 15 km southwest of Batticaloa city.
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