
SLA artillery fire falls inside Madhu church – child killed
On Tuesday at 5.00pn artillery fire from SLA fell inside the Madhu church complex in Mannar killing a child and seriously wounding one old woman.
The five year child, Alosious Anojan was playing in the complex when he was hit by shell. He was rushed to the Kilinochchi hospital but died en-route. His family was displaced and had sought refuge at the church complex. The injured woman is 76 year old Thiresa. Many of the artillery fell and exploded behind the church itself. One artillery shell exploded just 10 Kms from the church’s main office. Another five fell behind the Convent and exploded. The heavy shelling lasted for 15 minutes.
15 November 2007
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