29.11.2008
A
Police curfew was imposed on Saturday with effect from
5:00 in the morning until 6:00 in the evening in twelve
Police Divisions in the Sri Lanka's eastern Batticaloa
district, to track down LTTE cadres in the area, in the
aftermath of the killing of 15 civilians in the last few
days.
The
police said that the purpose of the search operation is
not only to apprehend LTTE suspects who have infiltrated
into the district involved in unlawful activities but
also to recover their weapons used in these activities.
The
Army, the Special Task Force (STF) and the Police have
been engaged to conduct the operations in the district.
During
the past few days at least fifteen civilians were murdered
by unidentified gunmen. The police suspected a group of
LTTE cadres was behind these serial killings in the district.
Courtesy - Lanka
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