Two Home Guards killed in LTTE claymore attack

The LTTE terrorists detonated a claymore mine targeting a group of Special Task Force (STF) personnel and Home Guards on foot patrol duty in the Ampara area this morning, Wednesday the 25th of April.

The incident took place at 8.30 a.m whilst the security forces personnel conducting duty at the Meeragala area in Bakmitiyawa, Ampara, defence sources said.

Two Home Guards were killed while two Home Guards and three STF personnel sustained injuries due to the explosion, sources further said.

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