Another claymore blast in Seruvila, 2 policemen killed

[TamilNet, Friday, 21 April 2006, 10:59 GMT]
Two policemen were killed and two others were injured when a claymore mine hit a police jeep at Thanganagar village in Seruvila division in Trincomalee district around 2:00 p.m., Friday. A mob attack killed one person and burnt five houses in the Tamil village Menkaman after the first claymore attack in Seruvila where a homeguard was killed and a policeman was wounded Friday morning. The Claymore attack in the Sinhala settlement Friday morning was believed to be a retaliation for the killing of a Tamil youth Thursday. Another Tamil was reported missing since Thursday in Trincomalee.
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Home guard killed in Claymore attack in Trinco settlement

[TamilNet, Friday, 21 April 2006, 05:45 GMT]
A home guard was killed and a policeman was injured in a claymore mine attack at 58th colony, Dehiwatte, in Trincomalee district Friday around 8.40 a.m., Police said. Thugs armed with swords knifed a man to death after the attack, initial reports said. Tension prevails in the area. The Claymore attack comes after a Tamil youth was shot and killed on Thursday.
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Attacks on Sri Lankan forces escalate in Batticaloa

[TamilNet, Thursday, 20 April 2006, 09:22 GMT]
Three claymore attacks targetting Sri Lankan forces were reported Thursday morning in Batticaloa. Two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were wounded in one attack in Urani where a claymore mine was fixed to a boat, Police said.
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Korean national injured in Vavuniya claymore blast

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 10:25 GMT]
Lan Lee, a 51 years old Korean citizen, was injured when the pickup truck he was travelling at the Vavuniya Aluthgama junction came under claymore attack at 12 noon Wednesday, sources in Vavuniya said. He was taken to Vavuniya teaching hospital, but his injuries are not life threatening, hospital sources said.
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Five civilians shot and killed by SLA soldiers in Puthur East, Jaffna

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 03:11 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers shot and killed five Tamil civilians Tuesday night close to an SLA 51-1 Division camp located at Vatharavathai, 13 km north-east of Jaffna. The soldiers took the five civilians, a Municipal Council official, an electrical mechanic, a farmer and two auto-rikshaw drivers, into their camp and later brought them out to an open terrain and gunned them down, villagers said. A terror-campaign, let loose on the civilians in Puthur in October 2005, when the villagers spoiled a rape attempt by the soldiers, triggered a series of Claymore attacks in Jaffna. Tuesday's killings come a few hours after Australia commending Colombo for "not retaliating in kind."
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Three paramilitary cadres killed, one captured - LTTE

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 06:03 GMT]
Three paramilitary cadres who were on a penetration mission into the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam controlled area in Pendukalsenai, west of Kiran in Batticaloa district, were killed when Tigers launched a counter-attack on the attack group, LTTE's Kudumbimalai area coordinator Oliyan told media Tuesday. One paramilitary cadre was captured by the LTTE.
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Body found in Vavuniya

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 18 April 2006, 05:10 GMT]
The body of a young man, with his hands tied behind and blindfolded, was found at Mathavuvaithakulam, in Vavuniya, Tuesday. Vavuniya Police said the man was knifed to death.
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2000 Tamils seek refuge in Kappalthurai School

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 April 2006, 14:34 GMT]
About two thousand members from four hundred Tamil families of resettled Tamil village Kappalthurai have sought refuge in Kappalthurai government Tamil school. They fled from their houses when soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army assaulted some of them following the claymore mine blast that killed three troopers of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Saturday night, sources said.
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Claymore attack targets SLAF vehicle in Batticaloa, 4 wounded

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 April 2006, 08:31 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) personnel, a SLAF officer's wife and her daughter, were wounded when a SLAF vehicle in a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) convoy was hit by a Claymore mine Monday at 12:30 p.m. at Korakallimadu in Kiran, police said.
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Another Thenmaradchi trader shot and killed

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 April 2006, 08:11 GMT]
Four gunmen riding in two motorbikes entered an electric shop located on A9 Road at Meesalai in Thenmaradchi and gunned down Mr. Ramalingam Sakilan, 30, the owner of the shop, around 11:30 a.m., Monday. The gunmen were wearing military uniforms. Around 15 SLA soldiers were standing outside the shop blocking civilian traffic when the killing took place. Tamil traders are being targetted by SLA operated gunmen in retaliation to the escalating Claymore attacks, civilian sources said.
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Young boy succumbs to Claymore shock wounds

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 April 2006, 05:19 GMT]
A 16-year old boy, who was standing outside his house succumbed to his shock wounds, caused by a Claymore mine explosion outside his house in Chavakacheri. A Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldier was wounded in the explosion. Two civilians were wounded when SLA soldiers opened fire after the explosion, civilian sources said. The Claymore explosion took place, 200 meters from the SLA Chavakacheri Command (52 Division) on Post office road in Chavakachcheri, around 9 a.m., Monday.
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4 SLA troopers killed in Claymore attack in Vavuniya, 11 wounded

[TamilNet, Monday, 17 April 2006, 04:24 GMT]
Four Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and 10 wounded when a Claymore mine fixed to a three-wheeler parked along the Vavuniya-Mannar road at Veppankulam, 2.6 km nortwest of Vavuniya targetted an SLA vehicle, police sources in Vavuniya said. A civilian was also wounded in the attack that took place around 8:50 a.m., Monday. The soldiers at the site opened fire for more than 10 minutes and the road remained blocked for all traffic, civilian sources said.
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Twelve-hour police curfew imposed in Trincomalee

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 April 2006, 16:22 GMT]
Twelve-hour curfew was clamped on three police divisions of the Trincomalee district, Trincomalee town, Uppuveli and Chinabay with effect from Sunday evening at 6 p.m. to Monday morning 6 a.m. Earlier two divisions, Trincomalee and Uppuveli were brought under curfew. The Chinabay police division has been brought under curfew following reports that some members of resettled Tamil families in Kappalthurai were assaulted by soldiers of the Sri Lanka Navy following a claymore mine attack on Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) personnel Saturday night.


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Mannar curfew lifted after three hours

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 April 2006, 16:20 GMT]
The curfew imposed in Mannar with effect from 5 p.m. Sunday evening till morning Monday was lifted after three hours around 8 p.m. the same day. The curfew was imposed to detect claymore mines brought by militants into the town, Mannar Police said.
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"Upsurging Force" claims responsibility for Mattuvil, Vavuniya attacks

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 April 2006, 15:48 GMT]
Local media in Jaffna received faxed messages Sunday from "Upsurging Peoples' Force," claiming responsibility for the claymore attack near Vavuniya Joseph camp on Saturday where five Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers were killed and ten wounded. The clandestine force operating in Sri Lanka Army controlled areas, also claimed responsibility for a claymore attack Sunday morning in Mattuvil where one SLA trooper was killed and another injured, media sources in Jaffna said.
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Mannar comes under dusk to dawn curfew

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 April 2006, 10:55 GMT]
Mannar town has been brought under twelve-hour police curfew with effect from 5 p.m. Sunday evening too 5 a.m.Monday. Mannar Police through public address system informed the people of Mannar Sunday afternoon around 4 p.m., residents said.
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Bus timekeeper shot in Vavuniya town

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 April 2006, 05:28 GMT]
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded Mr. JW Dhanasri, a timekeeper employed at Vavuniya private bus services union, at 8:50 a.m. Sunday. The incident took place in in the heart of the town where security was beefed up following the Claymore attack Saturday.
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SLA soldier killed in Claymore attack in Thenmaradchi

[TamilNet, Sunday, 16 April 2006, 05:05 GMT]
One of the two Sri Lanka Army (SLA) soldiers wounded in a Claymore attack Sunday morning in Mattuvil, Thenmaradchi in Jaffna, succumbed to his wounds, SLA sources said. The attackers also fired gunshots after the explosion of a small type anti-personnel Claymore mine, according to SLA sources.
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Claymore attack in Trinco, 2 SLAF personnel killed

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 April 2006, 14:42 GMT]
Two Sri Lanka Air Force personnel were killed and one was wounded when a Claymore mine hit their Jeep in Kappalthurai, located about 10 km from east port town along Trincomalee-Colombo trunk road, military sources in Colombo said. The attack was reported around 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
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LTTE cadre, civilian killed in Claymore attack in Mannar

[TamilNet, Saturday, 15 April 2006, 09:47 GMT]
An LTTE cadre and a civilian were killed when the motocycle in which they were riding was hit by a claymore blast on Palampitty road, in Thatchanamaruthamadu in LTTE controlled area, around 1.30 p.m., Saturday, LTTE sources in Mannar said.
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