Monday, December 12, 2005

Situation Report

Grenade attack in Valaichenai

Monday, 12 December 2005

A civilian was wounded when two unidentified men on a motorbike lobbed a grenade at Army personnel of road patrol at Pethalai in Valaichenai around this afternoon the police said. S. Uthayakumar, 38, who was at a bus stop waiting for a bus, was wounded and admitted to Valaichenai Hospital.


Two more Claymore attacks in North-East

Monday, 12 December 2005

Police sources said a claymore mine was detonated this morning around 7:00 a.m. near an Army post on Vavuniya - Mannar road at Varikuddiyoor.

No causalities are reported in the explosion. Police said that additional Army and Special Task Force (STF) and policemen personnel were deployed and the security was tightened in and around Vavuniya.

Meanwhile two Army soldiers were seriously injured when claymore mine was detonated at an Army foot patrol of twelve soldiers in Vantharumoolai.

The attack took place this morning around 7:30 a.m. near the Eastern University building on the Batticaloa - Valaichenai main road, police said.

Wounded personnel are identified as S. Kalaratna, 23, and Corporal T.M.G Appuhamy, 40, were rushed to Polannaruwa Hospital.

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