2 SLA soldiers dead after shots fired in Jaffna

by admin
May 4, 2012
Two soldiers from the Sri Lankan Army were found dead after exchanging gunfire with each other in Jaffna, early on Friday.

The two soldiers were attached to the 51 Division and were on duty at a sentry post situated on Stanley Road. A dispute arose and one of the soldiers shot the other before turning the gun on himself.

The incident between a Private and Lance Corporal, took place in the militarised Jaffna town centre, at an expansive sentry point adjacent to a Buddhist vihara.

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