Government Defence Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella today (27) disclosed some of the shocking findings of the police investigation into the bomb found at Rajigiriya on Wednesday (26). Speaking at the weekly Media conference held at Media Centre for National Security, Colombo, the Minster noted there was a currish drama enacted by the LTTE terrorists in this incident.

Police acting on a civilian tip off found a 22kg deadly claymore mine hidden inside the fuel tank of a government vehicle from Rajigiriya, in the Island capital. The Minister said that the chief suspect behind the bloody plot was a lodger.

The suspect was pretending as an innocent mason who had come to Colombo to find employment, the Minster said. The LTTE had also employed few elderly women at the lodge to act as close relatives of the suspects, he added.

"If the suspects were arrested , these fake 'parents' have been instructed by the LTTE to wail before the media saying that their 'innocent' children were harassed by the government " he said.

Minister Rambukwella further expressed his sincere gratitude to the vigilant civilians who provided the information to the police on the suspected vehicle.

'It was because of their contribution that the police could avert the attempted bloodbath" he said. "The information was provided by a phone call to the emergency number 119" he added.

According to the available information the suspected vehicle was the official government vehicle allocated to the Additional Commissioner of the Local Government Kilinochchi. During the investigations it has been revealed that the driver of the vehicle had got a phone call form London ordering him to hand over the vehicle to another group of LTTE cadres at Maradana, Colombo.

The Minister stated that the initial plan was that following their completion of the attack the suspects were planning to return to Jaffna and the women will be lodging complaints that their sons were abducted. This was a plan to discredit the Government, he pointed out.

Minister requested the media personnel to comprehend government's counter terror measures with the context that the government has to act in. While admitting that such actions may not be 100% perfect, he said that they are still needed to ensure the safety of the general public.