Grenade attack in Oddamavadi

[TamilNet, Sunday, 20 July 2003, 14:01 GMT]
Unidentified persons Saturday night hurled a grenade at the residence of the Chairman of the Tamil-Muslim Reconciliation Committee, Mr. Mohamed Hussein Hayat Mohamed, in Oddamavadi in the Batticaloa district, police sources said.

Mr. Hayat Mohamed is also the Principal of the Oddamavadi Muslim Madhya Mahavidiyalayam, the police sources said.

The house was damaged but no one was hurt in the attack, police said. Mr. Hayat said he did not know the reason for this attack on his house. The police has commenced an investigation into the incident.