Sinhalese recruited in LTTE: report

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have reportedly started recruiting Sinhalese as "sleeper" agents in the Sri Lankan capital and its suburbs taking advantage of the ceasefire with the government.

"It is obvious that many Tiger operatives have infiltrated Colombo and the suburbs under the cover of the ceasefire," the Daily News said adding these "sleepers" lead seemingly normal lives until they are given orders by leaders in Wanni, a Tiger-held northern area.

"Among them are suicide cadres who blow themselves up to take VIP and military targets," the newspaper said in an editorial titled "Security Imperatives" yesterday.

"On the other hand, the Tigers have succeeded in recruiting unpatriotic Sinhalese to their ranks, as proved by the arrests of Sinhala Tigers some time back. Thus ethnicity is no longer the only factor that security forces have to contend with," it said.

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