Resin oil bound for Lanka seized

Intelligence sleuths seized 46 cans of resin oil, meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka, at Naripaiyur coastal area near Sayalkudi, here today.

Police sources here said during routine surveillance, a special team of State 'Q' branch police, led Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mahendran intercepted a van carrying the resin oil cans. Each can contained 35 litres of resin oil. The consignment meant for smuggling to Sri Lanka through illegal ferrying was seized.

Seven occupants of the van were arrested and a search was on to nab a few more persons involved in the incident, police added.

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Sri Lanka frees 300 Indian trawlers

The trawlers were sailing towards the Tamil Tigers-held Vidattaltivu area in north-western Mannar district

Colombo: Sri Lanka has released all the 300-odd Indian fishing trawlers the navy seized while allegedly poaching in the island's territorial waters, after hours of through investigation.

Navy spokesman Commander D.K.P. Dassanayake said the 300 trawlers were sailing towards the Tamil Tigers-held Vidattaltivu area in north-western Mannar district when they were spotted and surrounded by the naval craft on routine patrol on Wednesday afternoon.

"The Indian trawlers were surrounded by naval craft between Delft and Thalaimannar islands and taken into custody. After investigation we released 299 trawlers by 10 in the night while the remaining one trawler was also released on Thursday morning," Commander Dassanayake told IANS.

"We found no suspicious items in their possession," he said, pointing out that the issue of Indian fishermen poaching in Sri Lanka's territorial waters was posing a huge threat to the country's security.

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Karuna returns as LTTE eyes the East

LTTE renegade Commander Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman returned to Sri Lanka this evening from London. His return was preceded by newspaper reports of the former LTTE 'Colonel' threatening to allegedly return to the ranks of the LTTE.

In Karuna's absence, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan alias Kubeiran became the Chief Minister of the Eastern Province, a post he said he would cede to his superior, Karuna upon his return. It will be interesting to see whether this pledge is actually carried through.

Informed sources told this site that Karuna's return has come at a time when LTTE's current 'Special Commander' to the East, Keerthi and his band of Jeyanthan Brigade cadres are planning to create havoc in the Eastern Province.

The Karuna group, which broke into two groups, became one after Karuna's arrest and detention. After Pillayan became Chief Minister, it became virtually impossible for TMVP cadres to engage in open combat with the growing LTTE units in the East.

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LTTE claymore explosion wounds 6 people in Eravur - Batticaloa

LTTE terrorists have carried out an indiscriminate claymore attack in front of Eravur Railway station around 8.10 pm today (July 03), says the defence sources. According to the sources, 3 civilians and 3 police officers have been injured in the explosion. The injured have been admitted to the General Hospital Eravur.

The bomb has been fixed onto a push bicycle parked near the station, the sources said. The police officers have been in the police jeep, which has been patrolling in the area, the sources added.

Police conducts further investigations

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Tri-Aerial Attacks Take Tigers by Surprise

THREE SEPARATE AERIAL ATTACKS on key LTTE positions and movement off VIDATTALTIVE to the north of MANNAR and POONERYN, southeast of JAFFNA Thursday (3) between 12.00 noon – 3.30 p.m. caused extensive damages and losses to LTTE.

The first aerial attack at about 12.45 noon, 2 km southwest of VIDATTALTIVE was focused on a gathering of Tiger terrorist. The second one with MI-24 gun ships struck several vehicles carrying a group of Tiger terrorists for some of their clandestine operations in the area surrounding VIDATTALTIVE.

The last strike conducted by Fighter Jets at about 3.30 p.m. hit a WALLAIKADU See Tiger Base, some 15 km southwest of POONERYN, JAFFNA. The area is also known as Devil Point in the JAFFNA lagoon.

Pilots maintain all the three air strikes inflicted extensive damages to the LTTE in terms of their manpower and resources.

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