Heavy mortar fire by the Tamil Tiger rebels in the Omanthai area in Vavuniya this morning forced the ICRC representatives at the Omanthai entry/exit point to withdraw, defense officials said.
Military sources said the Tigers have launched intermittent mortar attacks from early morning today forcing the authorities to temporarily close the Omanthai entry/exit point to civilian traffic.
With the LTTE attacks, the military had to close the checkpoint at about 11.45 a.m today, a military official said.
“Departure of the ICRC point officials forced the Security Forces to immediately close down the vital link-way as a security measure without risking the lives of Kilinochchi bound civilians and the traffic,” he added.
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