Bus Bomb Blast on Mount Lavinia Video (News)
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Non Sinhala Heroes Of “The Sinhala Army”
13 years ago
Saturday, February 23, 2008
LTTE violates Children's Rights - Human Rights Watch
International human rights group- Human Rights Watch claim that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam - LTTE has failed to release the children from its ranks by December 31, 2007, the deadline it agreed to under the terms of an action plan signed on October 15, 2007.
“The LTTE has ignored repeated appeals to end its use of child soldiers,” said Joe Becker, children's rights advocate at HRW.
The LTTE, who claims to be the guardians of the entire Tamil community abducted thousands of children from their schools and use them in their war fronts. While doing so, this self-elected Liberator of Tamils could "liberate" hundreds of Tamil children at their front defence lines.
The security forces have found letters written by some of them, in which they have heavily criticized and cursed the LTTE leadership for ruining their lives.
LTTE still maintain several brigades which are totally run by child soldiers. The tragedy here is to see that the children of LTTE leaders are enjoying special privileges while the children of the poor are forced to the war fronts.
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http://www.sinhalaya.com/news/english/wmview.php?ArtID=14865
Bomb explosion at Mt'Lavinia junction
A bomb has been exploded inside a bus at the Mt'Lavinia junction around 10.55 a.m. today (23 February) injuring seventeen civilians (9 males, 7 females and a child). As per the sources the private bus has been completely destroyed in the explosion and a motor cycle in the vicinity has also been damaged.
Police is conducting further investigations
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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080223_04
Bomb explosion at Mt'Lavinia junction
A bomb has been exploded inside a bus at the Mt'Lavinia junction around 10.55 a.m. today (23 February) injuring three civilians. As per the sources the private bus has been completely destroyed from the explosion and a motor cycle has also been damaged.
As per the Police sources, when the conductor has observed an unattended parcel under the back seat of the bus (No. WP NB 5665) plying from Moratuwa to Colombo, they have stopped the bus and evacuate the passengers to safety. As the conductor and driver had gone to inform the police station about the suspicious parcel, the bomb has exploded. Because of the vigilance and the wise action taken by the conductor and the driver, a major tragedy has been averted.
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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080223_04
Fighter jets pound on LTTE Military base - Oddusudan
Sri Lankan Air force fighter jets pounded on a key LTTE military base 11 Km north east of Oddusudan today (23 February) at about 6.35 a.m.
Pilots have confirmed that the LTTE Military base has been accurately hit and the base is completely destroyed.
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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080223_03
India Should Help Rajapaksa Solve Tamil Problem: EROS Leader
A top leader of a Sri Lankan Tamil political party has said President Mahinda Rajapaksa is eager to solve the long-standing ethnic problem in Sri Lanka and has appealed to India to help him in the task.
'We have no doubt that Rajapaksa wants to solve the problem. His sincerity is evident in his practical approach to the question,' said Rajanathan Prabaharan, general secretary of the Eelavar Democratic Front (EDF), the political wing of the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS), a Sri Lankan Tamil militant group that had given up arms to join the democratic mainstream.
'Instead of thrusting his ideas on the country, Rajapaksa formed an all-party committee to go into the question of power devolution. And what the committee had suggested - the full implementation of the existing provisions of the constitution relating to devolution of power - is the most practical yet,' Prabaharan told IANS over the phone from Batticaloa, where he is a candidate for the post of town mayor in the local body elections March 10.
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http://newspostindia.com/report-38595
Resolute action against LTTE by UN essential
The full text of the statement made by Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam, Permanent Representative to the UN, at the Working Group:
First, I would like to convey our appreciation to you, Mr. Chairman, for the leadership you and your country have been providing to the issue of children and armed conflict. I thank other members of the Working Group for working diligently for the shared objective of bringing an end to the detestable practice of recruitment and use of children by armed groups.
Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and her staff also deserve credit for the manner in which they work effectively with member States concerned, with the aim of better implementing Resolution 1612.
Since independence 60 years ago, all successive governments in Sri Lanka have been committed towards creating a protective environment for children to live in dignity and to enjoy their rights with care and support of their families.
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http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/02/23/fea01.asp
Friday, February 22, 2008
Terrorist Camp in Kiranchi Bombed
Air force fighter jets, now actively engaged in the fight against terrorism, pounded one more Sea Tiger camp in KIRANCHI, about 9 km south of DEVIL point, west of KILINOCHCHI this morning (23) at about 8.15 a.m.
The Sea Tiger camp where suicide craft and other terrorist equipment are kept stored was extensively damaged in the aerial attack, according to Air Force pilots.
Air Force fighter craft on Thursday (21) extended their air cover to the ground troops marching forward in WANNI and MULLAITHIVU.
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http://army.lk/morenews.php?id=10998
Consignment of explosives found at Kerawalapitiya
Naval personnel on patrol at Kerawalapitiya, Mahabage recovered a consignment of explosives weighing 20 kg on Thursday (21), at around 10.15 p.m.
According to Naval sources, the explosives were found hidden under sand, piled at a construction site along the Colombo-Katunayake new highway running across Kerawalapitiya.
There were 20 packets each containing 1 kg of C-4 high explosives, the sources said. The troops also found 23 detonators and 2 belt orders, according to sources.
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http://defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20080222_03
'Idi Amin option' for LTTE supremo Prabhakaran?
Providing LTTE supremo Velupillai Prabhakaran a "safe haven" abroad like Ugandan dictator Idi Amin "has been proposed for sometime", Sri Lanka has said while warning the elusive rebel leader that he won't be able to go past India if he tries to flee the island country.
"Yes, that is his problem. If he (Prabhakaran) leaves Killinochchi, then India will get him for sure," Sri Lankan foreign secretary Palitha Kohona said.
The top Sri Lankan diplomat was asked whether the LTTE supremo was in danger of being apprehended by India if he leaves Sri Lanka. Kohona said it will be difficult for Prabhakaran to get past India. "It will be difficult. You know that an Indian court wants him. India is a very legalistic country. You know that they regularly send us notes for Prabhakaran's extradition.
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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/
International Crisis Group asks LTTE to give up separatism
An international peace advocacy group has asked the Tamil Tiger rebels to eschew terrorism, formally abandon separatism, and announce an intention to negotiate a political settlement within a united Sri Lanka.
The Brussels-based International Crisis Group (ICG) in its latest report on Sri Lanka, called upon the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to 'cease all attacks on civilians, suicide bombings, forced recruitment, and repression of media freedom and political dissent, and respect fully, international human rights and humanitarian law.'
It went on to urge the LTTE to 'abandon publicly, the demand for an independent Tamil state (Eelam), and announce willingness to negotiate within the framework of a united Sri Lanka.'
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http://www.indiaenews.com/srilanka/20080222/99272.htm
Four held for smuggling
The Intelligence sleuths seized large quantities of goods meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka and arrested five people, including a Lankan national, in this connection, here today.
Police sources said during routine surveillance along the Ramanathapuram Coast, Intelligence sleuths intercepted two youths riding a motorcycle at Sogaiyanthoppu sea shore on suspicion.
When the police were questioning the youths after seizing their cell a speeding Maruti Omni suddenly came to the area. The sleuths intercepted the van too and questioned its two inmates.
During a check, the police found 2,000 empty gunny bags, five doctor's coats, a large number of hand gloves, five facial cream tubes, five Churidhar dress sets and caps concealed in the van.
Interrogation revealed the goods were meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka.
Even as the sleuths were interrogating the four people, a mini- lorry managed to speed away on seeing the police.
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http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?
Sri Lankan man hospitalized after apparent racial mass assault in N. Germany
A 43-year-old Sri Lankan man was hospitalized with a concussion and multiple bruises after a group of thugs beat him up in an apparent racial attack Wednesday evening in the north central German town of Goslar, news reports said Thursday.
At least 12 assailants punched the victim repeatedly until he remained motionless on the ground.
One of the thugs used a walker to hit the helpless victim.
Last week, a 36-year-old Vietnamese woman and her two-year-old daughter became of victims of anti-foreigner assault in Berlin.
Three unidentified assailants punched the Vietnamese woman in the face and shouted racial slurs at her in Berlin's eastern Marzahn district, which is considered to be a major stronghold of neo-Nazis in the German capital.
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http://www2.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-239/0802212419182327.htm
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