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SLA activities in the Northeast on 28 April 2006

On 28 April 2006, at 8.00 am, helmeted SLA-paramilitary on motorbikes, shot and killed two men standing near the Kinniyadi Nagathambiran temple. The dead men are, Kamalan and Pirabu.

Three-wheel driver shot dead in Jaffna by SLA-Paramilitary

Men wearing balaclava entered the home of Fernados Sureshkumar (36) of Kytes on 27 April 2006, night at 8.00 pm, and sprayed bullets on the family. Sureshkumar died on the spot and his four year old daughter Merilidos Sureshkumar was critically injured and admitted to hospital.

The family, father, mother, and daughter were sitting and talking in their home. The four year old was lying on her mother’s lap. One bullet went through her thighs.

Young man shot and killed in Urelu in Jaffna by SLA-Paramilitary

Mariafernando Suthaharan (24) of Urelu was shot and killed by SLA-paramilitary on 28 April night at 7.15 pm. Suthaharan was going on his motorbike when the two gunmen on another motorbike shot him and escaped.

Tamil farmer shot and killed in Mannar

Suspected SLA men shot and killed a farmer in Kalliyakaddai in Mannar on 28 April morning. Gnanam Gunaratnam (34) is the father of three children. Gunmen were seen escaping towards a nearby SLA camp.

SLA Claymore attack in Mannar injures two

A water supply tank truck that distributes water to some settlements in Madu in Mannar, which is in LTTE area came under a claymore attack by the deep penetrating unit of the SLA. Two civilians driving the water supply tank truck were injured by the claymore attack which happened on 28 April around 3.30 pm.

SLA arrests 20 youths in Batticaloa

SLA and Police conducted a combined arrest operation at the Eravur market in Batticaloa on 28 April. Many youths from different villages who have come to the market were arrested. Muslim youths were released immediately after the inquiry on the spot but 20 Tamil youths are still being detained.

In a similar manner 97 Tamil youths were arrested in Colombo on 27 April.

It is worth noting that the headless bodies of five people were found at five different locations in the Upcountry. It has been suggested that these bodies may be that of the Tamil youths arrested in Colombo by the SLA. The bodies were found in different locations in Avissavalai in the Upcountry region among the tea estates. Most of the Upcountry Tamils who work in the tea estates live here. Member of Parliament for the region accused SLA of throwing the bodies there to frighten these people.

Relief to the victims of GoSL aerial bombing blocked by SLA

SLA is blocking the unimpeded flow of relief to the victims of the bombing and shelling on 25, 26 April by the Sri Lankan armed forces. The relief to Muthur east must pass through the Kaddaiparichchan SLA checkpoint where it is being blocked.

29 April 2006

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