
One man killed and a student injured in SLA artillery fire in Poonahari
Twenty four year old Mahalingam Sasikumar was killed on the spot when SLA artillery fire from Kilali SLA camp fell inside the Selvapuram civilian settlement in Poonahari yesterday, 18 March, at 10.30am.
A sixteen year old student of Vannerikulam Mahavidhyalayam school was seriously injured in the incident. He has been admitted to the Kilinochchi district hospital for treatment. The artillery fire directed towards the Selvapuram civilian settlement has spread fear in the area that the SLA is going to continue to fire into their settlement to force them to displace.
19 March 2008
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