
Colonel Kittu Memorial Park burnt and destroyed by SLA
The memorial park in Nallur dedicated to Colonel Kittu was found destroyed Tuesday morning. It is alleged that the park was destroyed by Sri Lankan Army (SLA) from members at the SLA camp located at the Mutturai junction, close to the memorial park.
The SLA destroyed the park by burning photographs of Colonel Kittu and eleven LTTE members who attained martyrdom in the Sea of Bengal in 1991. Journalists said that when they attempted to report the incident, but were attacked by the SLA when they entered the park. The memorial park, built around 1994, was completely destroyed in 1996 when the SLA captured Jaffna. After the ceasefire, the park was partially renovated only to be destroyed again by this recent incident.
27 December 2005
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