2.2.2008
President Mahinda Rajapaksa vehemently and unequivocally
condemned the LTTE attack ona civilian bus this morning.
The full text of the President's message is as follows:
I vehemently and unequivocally condemn this latest act of
savagery by the LTTE in carrying out the blast in a civilian
bus at Dambulla today. Among those killed and injured were
many women pilgrims on their way to Anuradhapura to participate
in a Buddhist ceremony. This shows the reality of the struggle
we have to face to eliminate terrorism from our country.
I send my sincere condolences to the families of the deceased
and my prayers and good wishes for the speedy recovery of
those injured.
I call upon the people to remain calm and refuse to be provoked
by this repeated brutality of the LTTE, which in its desperation
in the face of defeats inflicted upon them by the Security
Forces, is eager to create a backlash to their terror, to
obtain the sympathy of the international community.
This act of terror, similar to many other acts of savagery
directed at innocent civilians before, underscores the continued
commitment of the LTTE to violence to achieve their goal
of separation.
In the face of such grave provocation, the people of Sri
Lanka must be aware of the many forces that are attempting
to obstruct the efforts of the governmnet to eradicate terrorism
from our country, and halt the success of the Security Forces
in this task today.
These repeated acts of unmitigated brutality must bring
to the attention of the entire civilized world the nature
of the terrorist threat that is faced by Sri Lanka, and
that it is only the most brutal and politically bankrupt
movements that are capable of continuing with such acts.
Courtesy
- Government Information
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