2.9.2008
Twelve
Sri Lankans suspected to be LTTE aides were detained by
the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Intelligence officials. The group
was believed to be planning to travel to Australia with
false passports, Australian Media reported today (02).
The men, aged 19 to 26, were detained after authorities
were tipped off about their suspicious behavior, the Melbourne
Herald Sun of Australia reported, citing PNG's National
Intelligence Organization.
These
men were arrested at a hotel in Port Moresby today.
The
interrogations are proceeding to clarify their connections
with the banned terrorists outfit, LTTE.
"The group is being questioned and we are trying to
find out their connection to the Tamil Tiger movement, as
well as whether they are staying in PNG or heading south
(to Australia), the National Intelligence Organisation (NIO)
announced.
A
spokesman for the NIO said it was believed the group planned
to travel from PNG's Western Province to Australia via the
Torres Strait.
"Intelligence
officers have questioned the men who allegedly arrived in
PNG this week on falsified tourist visas", the news
agencies further report.
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