Attempt to abduct SLA troopers in Jaffna

[TamilNet, Thursday, 04 May 2006, 10:56 GMT]
Sri Lanka security sources said two SLA troopers were seriously injured in an attack launched on their patrol team in Inuvil, a village located between Kankesanthurai and Jaffna, Thursday around 7 a.m. Unconfirmed reports said that there was firefight when unidentified attackers attempted to abduct the SLA troopers.

All traffic between Inuvil and Maruthanamadam junction on Kankesanthurai road was blocked while armed forces in thousands, rounded up and engaged in an extensive search of the whole Inuvil area from 7.30 a.m to 12.00 a.m, said Inuvil residents.

Local residents said that they suspect that troopers have been abducted.