
VOT Radio tower destroyed by Sri Lankan Kfir bombers
Sri Lankan Kfir bombers destroyed a transmission tower of the Voice of Tigers (VOT) radio broadcast located in Kokkavil in the Mullaithivu district on Tuesday 17 October. VOT is the only radio broadcasting service that is outside the GoSL control area and thus able to broadcast without the usual threats posed by the GoSL operated forces.
 LTTE Political Head, S P Tamilselvan visited the site with the head of VOT. After seeing the destroyed tower, Tamilselvan said that this attack was meant to silence the voice of the Tamils at a time when peace talks about to be held. However, the VOT service will continue uninterrupted despite the setback Tamilselvan said. 
Attacks on media is a hallmark of Sri Lankan governments. During the rule of the present GoSL under Mahinda Rajapakse, there has been a record number of attacks on media persons, press offices, and newspaper distributors. The attack of the VOT tower joins this long list of attacks on media.
17 October 2006
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