Vavuniyaa hospital security tightened

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 21 July 2009, 17:15 GMT]
The deployment of Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers at Vavuniyaa general hospital has been suddenly stepped up from Monday. SLA soldiers and police personnel are seen in every nook and corner of the hospital monitoring movement of each individual, civil sources say. All the entry and exit points of the hospital have been placed under the strict surveillance of the Sri Lankan forces.

Public Vehicle Park also has been placed under the strict supervision of the security forces.

Even the activities of normal clinics and out door patient department are being monitored by the security forces.

Civil sources say that patients and relatives of patients warded in the hospital fear to enter the hospital due to the sudden influx of more military personnel.