Chandranath Arandara - SIN News
27.09.2007

 
9/27/2007
LTTE claymore blast kills three civilians and injure sixteen others- Jaffna

LTTE terrorists carried out a cowardly claymore attack killing two civilians instantly and injuring seventeen others at Chunnakkam in Jaffna this morning, September 27th.

Fifteen civilians and two police personnel sustained injuries in the explosion and they were rushed to the hospital at Thelippalai for immediate medical attention.

Latest reports said, another civilian succumbed to injuries while undergoing intensive medical treatment.

According to the defence sources, the explosion took place at the Chunnakkam marketplace in Jaffna at 9.50 am. The sources further said that the bomb was planted inside a bicycle parking space near the marketplace. The target of the bomb might be a police vehicle which was parked nearby, sources added.

Courtesy of Sri Lanka Defence