2 masons killed, 1 wounded in Akkaraipattu

[TamilNet, Sunday, 14 January 2007, 12:59 GMT]
Four armed men riding in two motorbikes shot and killed two Tamil mason workers at Kannakipuram in Alayadyvembu in Akkaraipattu Sunday around 1:30 p.m., Police said. The victims, former LTTE cadres, had left from Special Task Force camp located 300 meters, after presenting themselves as required by the STF.

The two masons, Sinnathamby Thanapalasingham, 24, and Rajaram, 26, both residents of Kannakipuram, were killed.

Packiyarasa Sasikaran, 22, from Alayadyvembu, was wounded.

The victims were ordered to present themselves every Sunday at the STF camp.