Several political cadres of the Liberation Tigers were amongst those killed this week in the ongoing shadow war between Army-backed paramilitaries and the LTTE in Sri Lanka’s Northeast.
On Wednesday two LTTE cadres were killed in Valaichenai, 32 km north of Batticaloa. One had been arrested by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops at Chenkalady Black Bridge on Tuesday.
The bodies of two LTTE cadres were found Tuesday in SLA-controlled part of the Amparai district. The two cadres, who had come to Pallikudiyiruppu to purchase meat, had been abducted Monday. Both were found with their hands tied.
A former Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) member was found dead after being abducted in Valaichenai Wednesday afternoon.
The Batticaloa office of the Tamils Rehabilitation Office (TRO) was attacked early Wednesday morning. Grenades were thrown at the office, causing damage to their computer section and vehicles parked outside. This was the third attack on this office this year.
Two Home Guards, were shot at in Welikanda Wednesday morning. One was killed and the other hospitalized. Army-controlled Welikanda is known to be where Army-backed paramilitaries, including the Karuna Group maintain several camps.
A grenade blast wounded a Sri Lankan Army soldier and a police officer at Koolavady Junction in Batticaloa Wednesday evening. An hour later there was another grenade attack in Eravur, Batticaloa, but there were no casualties.
Two separate grenade attacks injured three SLA soldiers from the Kallady camp and 2 policemen in Manmunai.
In Kalmunai, 39 km south of Batticaloa, a policeman was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on motorbike. Later that evening, a Muslim businessman was shot and killed outside his house by men on motorbikes. 45 minutes later, another Muslim businessman was shot at and seriously wounded, but survived.
In Trincomalee, an unidentified Sinhalese person was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon. The motive for the attack is not clear.
In Jaffna, a partially clothed body was found in the temple well of Chuttipuram Amman Kovil in Varani. The SLA’s 52-4 Brigade Headquarters located in the vicinity, rousing suspicions and fear among local residents amid the parallels to the disappearances during the times of conflict.
In Kayts, Jaffna, an Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) cadre sustained head injuries after being shot at by unknown assailants while distributing pamphlets in support of Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) presidential candidate.
An EPDP cadre, was killed in Wellawatte, Colombo Sunday night by unidentified gunmen. He is alleged to have been a key intelligence operative and also involved in directing security for EPDP leader Douglas Devananda.
On Saturday a police constable died instantly after being accidentally electrocuted by a wire fence in Mannar. The previous Tuesday, eight SLA soldiers attached to the 512 brigade occupying hotels in Jaffna were electrocuted when their truck became entangled in the surrounding security fence.
Compiled from TamilNet reports
On Wednesday two LTTE cadres were killed in Valaichenai, 32 km north of Batticaloa. One had been arrested by Sri Lanka Army (SLA) troops at Chenkalady Black Bridge on Tuesday.
The bodies of two LTTE cadres were found Tuesday in SLA-controlled part of the Amparai district. The two cadres, who had come to Pallikudiyiruppu to purchase meat, had been abducted Monday. Both were found with their hands tied.
A former Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO) member was found dead after being abducted in Valaichenai Wednesday afternoon.
The Batticaloa office of the Tamils Rehabilitation Office (TRO) was attacked early Wednesday morning. Grenades were thrown at the office, causing damage to their computer section and vehicles parked outside. This was the third attack on this office this year.
Two Home Guards, were shot at in Welikanda Wednesday morning. One was killed and the other hospitalized. Army-controlled Welikanda is known to be where Army-backed paramilitaries, including the Karuna Group maintain several camps.
A grenade blast wounded a Sri Lankan Army soldier and a police officer at Koolavady Junction in Batticaloa Wednesday evening. An hour later there was another grenade attack in Eravur, Batticaloa, but there were no casualties.
Two separate grenade attacks injured three SLA soldiers from the Kallady camp and 2 policemen in Manmunai.
In Kalmunai, 39 km south of Batticaloa, a policeman was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on motorbike. Later that evening, a Muslim businessman was shot and killed outside his house by men on motorbikes. 45 minutes later, another Muslim businessman was shot at and seriously wounded, but survived.
In Trincomalee, an unidentified Sinhalese person was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon. The motive for the attack is not clear.
In Jaffna, a partially clothed body was found in the temple well of Chuttipuram Amman Kovil in Varani. The SLA’s 52-4 Brigade Headquarters located in the vicinity, rousing suspicions and fear among local residents amid the parallels to the disappearances during the times of conflict.
In Kayts, Jaffna, an Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) cadre sustained head injuries after being shot at by unknown assailants while distributing pamphlets in support of Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lankan Freedom Party (SLFP) presidential candidate.
An EPDP cadre, was killed in Wellawatte, Colombo Sunday night by unidentified gunmen. He is alleged to have been a key intelligence operative and also involved in directing security for EPDP leader Douglas Devananda.
On Saturday a police constable died instantly after being accidentally electrocuted by a wire fence in Mannar. The previous Tuesday, eight SLA soldiers attached to the 512 brigade occupying hotels in Jaffna were electrocuted when their truck became entangled in the surrounding security fence.
Compiled from TamilNet reports
